Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	8901
Country	Italy

Received	2014-01-13 10:08
Peer-Review Started	2014-01-14 08:12
To Make the First Decision	2014-02-27 09:42
Return for Revision	2014-03-10 20:36
Revised	2014-03-14 17:24
Second Decision	2014-07-14 16:56
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-07-14 17:17
Articles in Press	2014-07-14 17:30
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-09-25 13:15

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Category	Neurosciences
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Interspinous posterior devices: What is the real surgical indication?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Alessandro Landi
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Alessandro Landi, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rome Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00181 Rome, Italy. dott.alessandro.landi@gmail.com
Key Words	ipd; ifd; interspinous distraction; motion preservation surgery; minimally invasive surgery
Core Tip	The indications for the implantation of an IPD is the spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication, assuming that its function is the enlargement of the neural foramen and the decompression of the roots forming the cauda equina in the central part of the vertebral canal. In literature is evident the high rate of reoperation, recurrence of symptoms and progression of degenerative changes. If these devices are effectively a miracle cure for the lumbar spinal stenosis, why the utilization and implantation of IPD remains extremely controversial and should be investigated further?
Publish Date	2014-09-25 13:15
Citation	Landi A. Interspinous posterior devices: What is the real surgical indication? World J Clin Cases 2014; 2(9): 402-408
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v2/i9/402.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v2.i9.402

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