ReviewFrontiers in surgery2022
Comparison of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy and open lumbar discectomy for lumbar disc herniations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy in patients with lumbar disc herniation: a meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of different concentrations of ropivacaine in epidural anesthesia for percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- Evolution of Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Contemporary Advances and Future Directions.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Full-Endoscopic Unilateral Laminotomy for Bilateral Decompression Under Surgeon-Directed Local Anesthesia in Older Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Full-endoscopic posterior longitudinal ligament coverage suturing for lumbar disc herniation with annular defects.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Clinical and Radiological Comparison of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic and Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy in the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Degenerative Disease.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Develop and validate a machine learning model to predict the risk of persistent pain after percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Endoscopic Lumbar Disc Surgery Experience with the TESSYS Technique in 253 Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Outcome of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in Relation to the Surgeon's Experience: Propensity Score Matching.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Extremely Rare Complications in Uniportal Spinal Endoscopy: A Systematic Review with Unique Case Analyses.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Analysis of the clinical efficacy of visualization of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy combined with annulus fibrosus suture in lumbar disc herniation.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: an efficacy analysis.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: In order to compare the outcomes of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) and open lumbar discectomy (OLD) for lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Methods: The Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Web of Sience, Embase, Clinicaltrials.gov, CBM, CNKI, VIP, Wangfang databases were searched from inception to April 30, 2022 to collect the published studies about PTED vs. OLD for treatment of LDH. The Revman 5.2 was used for data analysis. The primary outcomes were excellent rates, complication rates and reoperation rates. The secondary outcomes were length of incision, length of operation, length of hospital stay, and the amount of intraoperative blood loss. Results: A total of nine studies were included, of which, eight randomized controlled trials and one retrospective study involving 1,679 patients with LDH (755 patients for PTED, and 924 patients for OLD) were included. According to meta-analysis, there were no significant difference in excellent rates (odds ratio [OR] = 1.47, 95% confidence intervals [CI]: 0.94-2.28, Conclusions: PTED can achieve better outcomes with respect to the complication rates, length of incision, and length of hospital stay compared with OLD.
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