ArticleOrthopedic research and reviews2022
Full Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy in Management of Foraminal Disc Herniation and Foraminal Stenosis.
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- Assessment of Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes of Biportal Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Inclinatory Foraminotomy : A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a cost-effective three-dimensional-printed cervical spine model for endoscopic posterior cervical foraminotomy training: a prospective educational study from Turkey.Asian spine journal · 2025Article
- Clinical Outcomes and Patient Perspectives in Full Endoscopic Cervical Surgery: A Systematic Review.Neurospine · 2025Article
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- Revisiting the Posterior Approach for Cervical Radiculopathy Utilizing Endoscopic Techniques: A Favorable Short-Term Outcome and Cost Comparison With Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.International journal of spine surgery · 2024Article
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- Surgical Technique of Central and Over-the-Top Full-Endoscopic Decompression of the Cervical Spine: A Technical Note.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Comparison of Outcomes between Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic and Percutaneous Posterior Endoscopic Cervical Keyhole Surgeries.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe development of full endoscopic procedures enables surgeons to visualize the operative field very clearly. Posterior foraminotomy using endoscopy was developed as a minimally invasive procedure to reduce the complication of the anterior cervical approach and to preserve the segmental motion without decreasing the effectiveness of nerve decompression. Our aim is to evaluate the result of full endoscopic posterior cervical foraminotomy in our center.
methodsThis is a prospective single-arm study of 65 foraminal disc herniation and foraminal stenosis patients that underwent full endoscopic posterior foraminotomy procedures. All patients were routinely observed for 12-months duration to evaluate Visual Analog Score (VAS) of the neck, arm, and modified Macnab criteria.
resultsArm pain VAS decreased significantly compared with the pre-operation state (p < 0.001, 0.034, 0.001 on immediate post-operative, 6-months follow-up, and 12-months follow-up, respectively) even though 6.15% of patients had hypesthesia on follow-up. There was no neck pain observed during 1 year follow-up, and modified Macnab criteria showed a good outcome following full endoscopic posterior foraminotomy.
conclusionFull endoscopic posterior foraminotomy provides good nerve decompression with all the benefits of endoscopic spine procedure.
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