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ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2021

Comparison of Interlaminar and Transforaminal Approaches for Treatment of L

Aiguo Gao, Huilin Yang, Liyan Zhu, Zhangjie Hu, Binbin Lu, Qi Jin, Ye Wang, Xiaofeng Gu

Open access · goldAbstract readComparative Study
In one paragraph

Article in Orthopaedic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy using a 45° puncture angle and foraminotomy versus traditional THESYS for L5/S1 lumbar disc herniation: a prospective 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 · 2024
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  7. Effect and safety of percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy for L5-S1 disc herniation: direct inferior endplate approach versus indirect approach.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 · 2025
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  17. Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomyFrontiers in surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aiguo GaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi City, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7573-1604
Huilin YangDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First People's Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Suzhou City, China.
Liyan ZhuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi City, China.
Zhangjie HuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi City, China.
Binbin LuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi City, China.
Qi JinDepartment of Orthopaedics, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi City, China.
Ye WangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi City, China.
Xiaofeng GuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi City, China.
Wuxi People's Hospital · CNSoochow University · CN

Funding

Project fund of Wuxi Municipal Bureau of science and technology CSE31N1703
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy (PEID) and percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy (PETD) in treating L

methodsA retrospective analysis of 76 patients with L

resultsSubjects in the PEID group were in surgery for 60.90 ± 13.11 min and needed intraoperative X-ray exposure 4.10 ± 1.09 times. Patients in this group were ambulatory by 7.52 ± 1.08 h after surgery and were hospitalized for 5.05 ± 0.92 days. In contrast, patients in the PETD group were in surgery for 84.06 ± 15.58 min and needed intraoperative X ray exposure 12.81 ± 8.46 times. These patients were ambulatory by 7.06 ± 0.91 h after surgery and remained in the hospital for 4.94 ± 0.80 days. Based on these data, operation time and fluoroscopy time were significantly less (P < 0.002 and P < 0.001, respectively) for subjects in the PEID group. However, ambulatory time and hospitalization were similar for both in terms of pain relief and decreased disability, and subjects in both groups responded well to the surgery and showed a significant decrease in both VAS and ODI scores at their 1-year follow-up (P < 0.01). Furthermore, there were no statistically significant differences between the two surgeries in terms of pain relief and decrease in disability.

conclusionFor L

Indexed as

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overDiskectomy, PercutaneousEndoscopyFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultClinical efficacyLumbar disc herniationMinimally invasive spine surgeryPEIDPETD

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PMCPMC7862146
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