ArticleJournal of craniovertebral junction & spine
Percutaneous endoscopic ventral facetectomy: An innovative substitute of open decompression surgery for lateral recess stenosis surgical treatment?
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- Five-Year Outcomes of Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression for Lateral Recess Stenosis in Patients With Chronic Systemic Disease.International journal of spine surgery · 2026Article
- Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in Professional Athletes: A Case Series and Structured Rehabilitation Protocol Enabling Rapid Return to Play.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Full-Endoscopic Ventral Facetectomy vs Open Laminectomy for Lumbar Lateral Recess Stenosis: A Comparative Study and Brief Literature Review.International journal of spine surgery · 2022Article
- Biomechanical evaluation of a novel decompression surgery: Transforaminal full-endoscopic lateral recess decompression (TE-LRD).North American Spine Society journal · 2021Article
- Is Decompression and Partial Discectomy Advantageous Over Decompression Alone in Microendoscopic Decompression Of Monosegmental Unilateral Lumbar Recess Stenosis?International journal of spine surgery · 2021Article
- Clinical outcomes of transforaminal endoscopic lateral recess decompression by using the visualized drilled foraminoplasty and visualized reamed foraminoplasty: a comparison study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- The role of full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy in patients with neurodegenerative disorders: Technical note and short literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2020Article
- The Role of Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Health-Related Quality of Life Approach.Neurospine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPercutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery (PTES) constitutes an innovative method principally recruited for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Indication spectrum of PTES is constantly widened in current years. Hence, PTES has been proposed to represent a satisfactory alternative for the treatment of lateral recess stenosis (LRS), being defined as percutaneous endoscopic ventral facetectomy (PEVF) in these cases. The aim of this original study is to determine, for the first time in the literature, the outcomes of PEVF, especially in otherwise healthy nonelderly patients with LRS, alongside with special focus in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment. MATERIALS AND
methodsEighty-five otherwise healthy individuals from 58 to 64 years were diagnosed with LRS, being subjected to successful PEVF. Patients were prospectively evaluated in 6 weeks, in 3, 6, and 12 months, and in 2 years postoperatively. Visual analog scales (VASs) were separately utilized for leg and low back pain evaluation (VAS-LP and VAS-BP, respectively), whereas Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire was sequentially implemented for HRQoL assessment.
resultsAll indexes of SF-36 as well as VAS-LP featured maximal amelioration in 6 weeks postoperatively, with subsequent further enhancement until 3 months and successor stabilization until 2 years. In contrast, VAS-BP presented minimal quantitative amelioration in 6 weeks, featuring no additional alterations. Values of all indexes in all follow-up intervals were demonstrated to be statistically significant in comparison with preoperative values (
conclusionsPEVF implementation in nonelderly patients with LRS was displayed to be safe and effective, providing alongside considerable improvement in HRQoL 2 years postoperatively.
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