Healio

Endoscopic discectomy may be good alternative to microdiscectomy for sciatica

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy may be a good alternative to open microdiscectomy for ...
Nature

Trans-interlamina percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy for symptomatic cervical spondylotic radiculopathy using the new Delta system

To describe the rationale and surgical technique and compare the clinical effect of posterior percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy (PPECD) using the Delta system versus that of conventional ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Percutaneous interlaminar endoscopic lumbar discectomy for sciatica

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 ...
BMJ

Full-endoscopic lumbar disc surgery: the new gold standard? (PhD Academy Award)

The main aim of my PhD research was to provide high-quality evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with conventional open ...
Becker's ASC

Endoscopic procedure a first at DuPage Medical Group’s new ASC

The first endoscopic microdiscectomy procedure at DuPage Medical Group’s new ASC in Westmont, Ill., was performed by Ashish Patel, MD. Endoscopic microdiscectomies offer many benefits for the ...
Medical Xpress

UBE microdiscectomy beneficial for lumbar disc herniation

For adults with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation, unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) microdiscectomy is associated with longer operating times and with lower pain medication consumption in the ...
Healio

VIDEO: Unilateral biportal endoscopy microdiscectomy performed in 43-year-old man

In this video is a surgical demonstration of a left sided L4/5 unilateral biportal endoscopy microdiscectomy in a 43-year-old man with profound and progressive neurologic weakness.
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Transforaminal vs interlaminar full‑endoscopic lumbar discectomy at the L4/L5 level: a systematic review and meta‑analysis

Introduction: Full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy (ELD) can be performed using either the transforaminal (TELD) or interlaminar (IELD) approach. Although both techniques are widely used, the optimal ...
Nature

Comparison of postoperative outcomes between patients with positive and negative straight leg raising tests who underwent full-endoscopic transforaminal lumbar discectomy

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is one of the most common disorders, with a prevalence of approximately 77.8% 1,2. LDH is mainly due to the compression of nerves by the nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus ...
Medscape

Current and Future Approaches to Lumbar Disc Surgery (A Literature Review)

Standard microdiscectomy Leg pain exceeding back pain, radicular signs and symptoms with corresponding imaging studies, failure to improve after conservative therapy- Automated percutaneous discectomy ...
Business Wire

Life Spine Announces Published Article on Discectomy Performance During Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Approach Using Endoscopic Technique vs MIS Tubular Approach

HUNTLEY, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, announced today ...