A recent case report demonstrates that a minimally invasive interlaminar endoscopic discectomy can successfully clear an ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...

Introduction: Robot-assisted surgery is becoming increasingly popular and its application is expanding to various spinal surgical procedures, including endoscopic spinal surgery. Aim: The aim of this ...

Minimally invasive approaches to lumbar disc herniation have transformed the management of radicular pain and neurological deficits by reducing soft-tissue trauma, preserving spinal stability and ...

Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with sciatica. Methods This economic ...

A narrative review finds preliminary evidence that diffusion tensor imaging can track lumbar nerve recovery and assess ...

Introduction: The unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) technique has demonstrated favorable outcomes in lumbar discectomy and decompressive laminectomy. IntraSPINE is an innovative interlaminar dynamic ...

Neurosurgeon to the Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital and Departments of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore and Dalcross Private Hospitals, Sydney, Australia Centre for Health, Exercise ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy for sciatica is adequate to support the use of this procedure provided that standard ...