ArticleClinics in orthopedic surgery2022
Percutaneous Full-Endoscopic versus Biportal Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Unilateral Cervical Foraminal Disc Disease.
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- Minimally invasive endoscopic treatment of cervical radiculopathy: a comparative study of three surgical channel approaches.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of clinical outcomes and complications of biportal and uniportal endoscopic decompression for the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2024Pooled it
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- Comparison of Early Postoperative Recovery and Radiologic Outcomes Between Microscopic and Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Unilateral biportal endoscopic partial cervical laminectomy and facetectomy: An ex vivo study and case report.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2026Article
- Comparison between unilateral biportal endoscopic and percutaneous posterior endoscopic cervical keyhole surgery for patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Short term complications and risk factors of unilateral biportal endoscopic cervical spine surgery in patients with cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy: a single center retrospective study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison of short-term clinical outcomes and muscle injury in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing arthroscopic-assisted uni-portal spinal surgery, unilateral biportal endoscopic surgery, and percutaneous interlaminar lumbar discectomy: a six-month follow-up.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and 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
- Clinical Outcomes and Patient Perspectives in Full Endoscopic Cervical Surgery: A Systematic Review.Neurospine · 2025Article
- Uniportal non-coaxial endoscopic posterior cervical discectomy with annular suture repair for C6/C7 disc herniation: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Comparative efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic and full-endoscopic posterior cervical foraminotomy in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: a retrospective analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The biportal endoscopic technique (BE) is a fast-growing surgical modality that can be applied to posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF), as well as lumbar discectomy and decompressive laminectomy. It has several technical differences from the percutaneous full-endoscopic technique (PE), which has been standardized as the representative endoscopic spinal surgery technique. The purpose of this study was to compare the short-term clinical outcomes between BE-PCF and PE-PCF. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on 66 patients who had single-level unilateral cervical foraminal disc disease (UCFD). All patients underwent PE- or BE-PCF. Clinical outcomes including visual analog scale (VAS)-arm, VAS-neck, and Neck Disability Index (NDI) were evaluated. Perioperative data including operation time, length of hospital stay (LOS), amount of surgical drain, postoperative complications, and reoperation were collected. Serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were recorded. Results: A total of 65 patients were included in the final analysis: 32 with PE-PCF and 33 with BE-PCF. There was no statistically significant difference in demographic and preoperative data between the two groups. All patients had significant improvement in VAS-arm, VAS-neck, and NDI compared to the baseline value. The improvement of all parameters was comparable between the two groups at each point for 1 year after surgery ( Conclusions: The 1-year postoperative clinical outcomes of PE-PCF and BE-PCF for cervical pain and disability caused by UCFD were good and comparable. PE-PCF resulted in significantly less immediate postoperative neck pain, but BE-PCF required shorter total operation time.
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