Can Percutaneous Biportal Endoscopic Surgery Achieve Enough Canal Decompression for Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis? Prospective Case–Control Study

• Published in: World neurosurgery Vol. 120; pp. e684 - e689
• Main Authors: Heo, Dong Hwa, Quillo-Olvera, Javier, Park, Choon Keun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Aged; Case-Control Studies; Decompression, Surgical; Dura Mater - diagnostic imaging; Endoscopy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnostic imaging; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Microsurgery; Middle Aged; Minimally invasive surgery; Pain, Postoperative; Prospective Studies; Spinal Stenosis - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Stenosis - surgery; Stenosis; Surgical decompression; Surgical en; Minimally invasive surgery; Surgical en; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; ODI; Surgical decompression; Stenosis; VAS; ULBD

Recently, full-endoscopic lumbar decompression has shown encouraging clinical outcomes. However, there are no reports as to whether sufficient lumbar decompression through full-endoscopic procedures can be achieved. The purpose of this study is to investigate the radiologic outcomes of percutaneous...