The Rationale for Endoscopic Spinal Surgery.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Full-endoscopic discectomy for thoracic disc herniations: a single-arm meta-analysis of safety and efficacy outcomes.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 · 2023
   Pooled it
2. Three-dimensional virtual surgical planning enhances precision and safety in percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy: a retrospective comparative study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025
   Article
3. Assessing the Learning Process of Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy for Sciatica.Neurospine · 2022
   Article
4. Spine Surgery Assisted by Augmented Reality: Where Have We Been?Yonsei medical journal · 2022
   Review
5. Full Endoscopic Surgery for Thoracic Pathology: Next Step after Mastering Lumbar and Cervical Endoscopic Spine Surgery?BioMed research international · 2022
   Article
6. Endoscopic decompression of L3 nerve root in a case of adult spinal deformity correction with post-operative neurological deficit: a case report.AME case reports · 2022
   Article
7. Editors' Introduction: State-of-the-Art Techniques in Endoscopic Spine Surgery.International journal of spine surgery · 2021
   Article
8. Commentary on "Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy for Decompression of Extraforaminal Stenosis at the Lumbosacral Junction: Surgical Techniques and Clinical Outcomes".Neurospine · 2021
   Article

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

2 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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