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How common is spinal dw tethering surgery? what is the recovery like?
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Uncertain of term: You may be describing lumbar spinal stenosis. This is we=hen the spinal cord is pinched by tissue, bones or discs. Your neurosurgeon can help clarify this.
Answered 9/28/2016
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