ArticlePain research & management2019
Comparison of Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy with and without Foraminoplasty for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A 2-Year Follow-Up.
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- Efficacy of visualized reamer foraminoplasty in transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy: a retrospective controlled study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Foraminoplasty Performed with a Trephine and a New Tool in Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Complications associated with lumbar discectomy surgical techniques: a systematic review.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2022Review
- Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Lumbosacral Junction Adolescent Lumbar Disc Herniation with High Iliac Crests.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Variation in spatial distance between the lumbar interlaminar window and intervertebral disc space during flexion-extension.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2021Article
- TELD with limited foraminoplasty has potential biomechanical advantages over TELD with large annuloplasty: an in-silico study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Clinical Outcomes of "U" Route Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in Chronic Pain Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Combined with Disc Herniation.Pain research & management · 2021Article
- Now is the time to standardize the terminology of full-endoscopic spine surgery.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2020Article
- Numbness and Weakness Recovered at a Less Extent in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy.Pain research & management · 2019Article
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Abstract
Background: Both transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy with foraminoplasty (TF PELF) and transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy without foraminoplasty (TF PELD) were developed for lumbar disc herniation (LDH) patients. However, the safety and effectiveness between the TF PELF and TF PELD have not been investigated. Methods: Of the included 140 LDH patients, 62 patients received TF PELF (PELF group) and 78 patients received TF PELD (PELD group). The operation time, the duration of staying at the hospital, and complication incidences were recorded. All patients were followed up for 2 years, where low back and leg visual analogue scale (VAS) pain ratings and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were compared between the 2 groups before and after surgery. Modified Macnab criterion was estimated for all patients at postoperative 2 years. Results: There were no significant difference of the operation time, number of days staying at the hospital, and the incidence of complications between the 2 groups ( Conclusions: This study suggested that the safety and effectiveness of TF PELF are comparable to TF PELD for LDH patients.
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