ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022
Treatment of Upper Lumbar Disc Herniation with a Transforaminal Endoscopic Technique.
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- Comparison of short-term clinical efficacy between percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy and unilateral biportal endoscopy in the treatment of upper lumbar disc herniation.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Endoscopic Surgical Strategy for Upper Lumbar Disc Herniation With Spinal Canal Stenosis: A Technical Note.Cureus · 2025Article
- Evaluating the learning curve and operative time of interlaminar and transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for Upper Lumbar Disc Herniation versus lower lumbar disc herniation: clinical outcomes and technical consideration.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Modified Percutaneous Endoscopic Interlaminar Discectomy through the Near-spinous Process Approach for L4/5 Disc Herniation: A Retrospective Clinical Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Postoperative Pain Management after Full Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: An Observational Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Observational
- Modified lumbar foraminoplasty using a power-aided reciprocating burr for percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy: A technical note and clinical report.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: To investigate the clinical efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy (PETD) in the treatment of upper lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Methods: Twenty-two patients, 14 males and 8 females with ages ranging from 23 to 76 years, who had upper LDH and were treated with PETD from April 2015 to April 2020 in the Department of Neurosurgery of Xuanwu Hospital, were selected to evaluate the surgical efficacy by the visual analog scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Results: All patients underwent successful completion of PETD surgery. The operation time was 80.4 ± 18.0 min; intraoperative fluoroscopy was used 17.1 ± 8.7 times; and the hospital stay was 3.2 ± 0.6 days. The VAS scores were 7.9 ± 1.2, 2.3 ± 1.5, 2.2 ± 1.3, and 2.1 ± 1.0 before the operation, 1 day and 3 months after the operation, and during the last follow-up, respectively. The postoperative VAS score was significantly lower than that before the operation ( Conclusion: Upper lumbar discs have unique anatomical structures, and PETD is a safe and effective surgical method for the treatment of upper LDH.
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