Decompressive laminectomy for spinal stenosis

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Author:	Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH Ralph Poore	Last Updated: April 15, 2008
Medical Review:	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Robert B. Keller, MD - Orthopedics Donald Sproule, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine
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