ArticleNeurospine2020
The Biportal Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Inclinatory Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy: Technical Report and Preliminary Results.
Article in Neurospine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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
30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Complications and their prevention in unilateral biportal endoscopy: a systematic review with narrative insights and practical management algorithms.Acta neurochirurgica · 2026Pooled it
- Unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy versus microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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 · 2024Pooled it
- An applied anatomical study of the lamina for posterior cervical UBE surgery based on three-dimensional CT reconstruction.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
- Uni-portal non-coaxial spinal endoscopic surgery via crossing midline approach for cervical radiculopathy: a case series of four patients.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Long-Term Risk of Subsequent Cervical Fusion After Endoscopic Versus Open Cervical Decompression.Global spine journal · 2026Article
- Arthroscopic-Assisted Uni-Portal Spinal Surgery Combined With Kirschner Wire Anchoring for Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: A Technical Note and Preliminary Clinical Results.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Evolution of Techniques, Indications, and Influential Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Comparison between unilateral biportal endoscopic and percutaneous posterior endoscopic cervical keyhole surgery for patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Assessment of Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes of Biportal Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Inclinatory Foraminotomy : A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2025Article
- Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery for Posterior Decompression of Thoracic Myelopathy Caused by Single-level Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum.Spine surgery and related research · 2025Article
- [Research progress of unilateral biportal endoscopy technology in cervical degenerative disease].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025Review
- The unilateral biportal endoscopy journey: proposing a 10-tier difficulty progression framework for unilateral biportal endoscopy.Asian spine journal · 2025Article
- Comparison of clinical efficacy of posterior percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy versus unilateral biportal endoscopy key-hole techniques for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: a retrospective study with 2 years.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Short-term efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopy technology in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.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
- How to begin unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) for segmental lumbar degenerative disease: a step-by-step guide to perfect patient positioning and surgical approach, avoiding common pitfalls.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Article
- Biportal endoscopic cervical open-door laminoplasty to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Complications and Management of Endoscopic Spinal Surgery.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Biportal Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Adjacent 2-Level Foraminal Lesions Using a Single Approach (Sliding Technique).Neurospine · 2023Article
- Comparison of Outcomes between Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic and Percutaneous Posterior Endoscopic Cervical Keyhole Surgeries.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to introduce a surgical technique for posterior cervical inclinatory foraminotomy (PCIF) using a percutaneous biportal endoscopic (BE) approach. Consecutive 7 patients underwent BE-PCIF for their cervical radiculopathy. Postoperative radiologic images (x-rays, computed tomography [CT], and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) were evaluated postoperatively for optimal neural decompression status and stability. A visual analogue scale (VAS) for the arm pain and the Neck Disability Index were used to evaluate clinical results in the preoperative and postoperative periods. Mean follow-up periods were 6.42 ± 2.99 months. The mean operative time was 101.42 ± 49.30 minutes. Postoperative MRI and CT revealed complete removal of herniated discs and ideal neural decompression of the treated segments in all patients. Disc height and stability were preserved on postoperative x-rays. Preoperative VAS and Oswestry Disability Index scores improved significantly after the surgery. BE-PCIF may be an effective surgical treatment of the cervical radiculopathic lesions, which provides successful surgical decompression as far as distal part of foramen with better operative view and more easy surgical manipulation. This approach may also minimize iatrogenic damages of the posterior cervical musculo-ligamentous structures and help to maximize the preservation of the facet joint.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.