ArticlePhotomedicine and laser surgery2014
Clinical and radiographic changes after percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy: a long-term follow-up.
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- Correlation between Pain Scores and Disc Height Changes after Discectomy in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
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- Evolution of Cervical Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Current Progress and Future Directions-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Anterior transcorporeal approach combined with posterior translaminar approach in percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy for two-segment cervical disc herniation treatment: a technical report and early follow-up.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Anterior percutaneous full-endoscopic transcorporeal decompression of the spinal cord via one vertebra with two bony channels for adjacent two-segment cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a technical note.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of a Comparative Study of Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion with Partial Pediculotomy, Partial Vertebrotomy (PPPV) Posterior Endoscopic Cervical Decompression (PECD) for Cervical Foraminal Pathology.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Complications and Management of Endoscopic Spinal Surgery.Neurospine · 2023Article
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- Long-Term Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Propensity Score Matching Study.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Large prevertebral hematoma and carotid pseudoaneurysm following percutaneous anterior cervical discectomy: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2021Article
- Comparative Analysis of the Biomechanical Characteristics After Different Minimally Invasive Surgeries for Cervical Spondylopathy: A Finite Element Analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
- Analysis of compliance and efficacy of integrated management of whole process in the choice of percutaneous full-endoscopic surgery for patients with cervical disc herniation.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
- Full endoscopic cervical spine surgery.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2020Article
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- AOSpine Consensus Paper on Nomenclature for Working-Channel Endoscopic Spinal Procedures.Global spine journal · 2020Article
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy Versus Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Comparative Cohort Study with a Five-Year Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Long-term clinical and radiological follow-up after anterior endoscopic cervical discectomy: a case report.AME case reports · 2020Article
- Anterior percutaneous full-endoscopic transcorporeal decompression of the spinal cord for single-segment cervical spondylotic myelopathy: The technical interpretation and 2 years of clinical follow-up.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Article
- Percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy: a technical review.Annals of translational medicine · 2018Review
- Clinical and radiological outcomes of two-level endoscopic posterior cervical foraminotomy.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveResults following anterior cervical discectomy (ACD) without fusion are not well reported because of skepticism that the disturbed cervical spine anatomy after ACD might compromise clinical outcome. The purpose of this study was to determine whether ACD without fusion prompts the degenerative process significantly, and whether it is necessary to preserve disc height and cervical alignment for the sake of better clinical outcome following cervical spine surgery. BACKGROUND DATA: Out of 56 consecutive patients, 37 patients who replied and consequently underwent postoperative MRI from April to June 2009 were included in this study. MATERIAL AND
methodsA total of 37 consecutive patients diagnosed as having cervical monoradiculopathy and treated with percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy (PECD) were investigated. Angle of cervical lordosis, change in cervical range of motion, disc height change, and degree of degenerative changes at the corresponding level were evaluated. The visual analogue scale (VAS) score for neck and arm pain and the neck disability index (NDI) were compared preoperatively and at the final follow-up. The mean follow-up period was 45.5 months.
resultsDespite prompted radiological deterioration such as loss of disc height (the posterior disc heights and central disc height ratio were significantly decreased from 3.6 to 2.6 mm, from 30.3% to 24.5%, respectively, p<0.05) or degenerative progression (from average grade of 2.8 to 4.1, p<0.05), the patients achieved significant improvement in clinical outcomes (VAS for neck and arm dropped from mean 6.3 and 7.5 to 2.7 and 2.6, respectively, and NDI score improved from 46.8% to 17.2%, p<0.05) after PECD.
conclusionsNeither loss of disc height nor progression of degeneration at disc space compromised clinical outcome after PECD without fusion on long-term follow-up.
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