ReviewJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2019
The benefit zone of full-endoscopic spine surgery.
Review in Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of full-endoscopic and tubular-based microscopic decompression in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized controlled trial.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 · 2023Trial
- Evolution of Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Contemporary Advances and Future Directions.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Intraoperative neuromonitoring use in posterior endoscopic cervical decompression: can it reduce complications?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 · 2026Article
- Introducing Endoscopic Spine Surgery in Tanzania: Implementation Strategy and Early Clinical Outcomes.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- Comparison of biportal versus uniportal endoscopic decompression for the treatment of lumbar degenerative disease: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.Asian spine journal · 2026Review
- Comparison between novel unilateral uniportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion and conventional transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for lumbar degenerative disease with bilateral symptoms: A 1-year follow-up retrospective cohort study.North American Spine Society journal · 2026Article
- Protection of the ligamentum flavum reduces epidural fibrosis formation in endoscopic lumbar discectomy.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 · 2025Article
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A French National Survey on Practices, Motivations, and Challenges.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Evolving Role of Lumbar Decompression: A Narrative Review.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of Pain and Functional Outcomes Among Geriatric and Nongeriatric Adults Following Full Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Pathology.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Spondylolisthesis and Scoliosis Progression and Associated Revision Rates Following Bilateral Lumbar Spine Microscopic Decompression.Spine surgery and related research · 2025Article
- Spine endoscopic surgery establishment for disc disease (Neurocore-SENSED): an open and decentralized consensus.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Intra-operative fluoroscopy exposure in endoscopic lumbar discectomies.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- Less Is More: Evaluating the Benefits of Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Full-endoscopic spine-surgery in the elderly and patients with comorbidities.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- High-Definition 4K-3D Exoscope in Spine Surgery: A Single-Center Experience and Review of the Literature.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Lumbar Laminectomy and Diskectomy: Postoperative Outcomes and Surgical Learning Curve, a Single US Surgeon's Experience.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2024Article
- A narrative review of endoscopic spine surgery: history, indications, uses, and future directions.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2024Review
- Treatment Concept and Technical Considerations of Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.Asian spine journal · 2024Article
- Advances and Challenges of Endoscopic Spine Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Minimally invasive spine procedures have undergone rapid development during the last decade. Efforts to decrease muscle crush injuries during prolonged retraction, avoid significant soft tissue stripping and minimize bony resection are surgical principles that are employed to prevent iatrogenic instability and provide patients with decreased post-operative pain and disability. Full-endoscopic spine surgery represents a tool for the spine surgeon to provide targeted access to spinal pathology utilizing these principles. Endoscopic techniques have seen over 30 years of evolution and innovation, however, early iterations of these techniques largely focused on transforaminal lumbar microdiscectomies. Currently, endoscopic techniques are utilized for approaching pathology in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. There has been a growing body of literature that not only confirms the efficacy of these procedures but also underscores the advantages these procedures offer with respect to less morbidity and safer complication profiles. Endoscopic decompressions have been utilized in the settings of degenerative spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, previous fusion, tumor and infection. Furthermore, endoscopic interbody fusion has also been utilized in the lumbar spine as technology continues to advance. As technological innovation continues to facilitate reproducible surgical technique and expand the indications for use, we believe that endoscopic spine surgical techniques will provide surgeons with a more powerful and less morbid approach to spinal pathology that ultimately elevates the standard of care when treating our patients. We present a brief review of the history of endoscopic spine surgery, an overview of current techniques and review current outcomes of endoscopic spine surgical procedures in the context of an invasiveness/complexity index to elucidate the benefit zone of these newer techniques.
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