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Comment on the article by Wang et al.: Clinical outcome of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar decompression in treatment of elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a matched retrospective study

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    Huikang Guo, Yunjie Song, Siyuan Jia & Yonggang Fan

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Guo, H., Song, Y., Jia, S. et al. Comment on the article by Wang et al.: Clinical outcome of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar decompression in treatment of elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a matched retrospective study. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 48, 317–318 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-023-06043-x

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