title: Letter to the Editor concerning "A less invasive surgical approach in the lumbar lateral recess stenosis: direct approach to the medial wall of the pedicle" by A. Colak et al. (2008) Eur Spine J;17:1745-51.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, zhanghua068@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*
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