ArticleInternational orthopaedics2023
Full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy via lateral superior articular process approach for treating far lateral lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective study and technical note.
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- Comparison of unilateral biportal and percutaneous endoscopic discectomy in treating far lateral lumbar disc herniation.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2026Trial
- [Effectiveness comparison of one-hole split endoscopy and unilateral biportal endoscopy discectomy via the superior articular process approach for LZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
- Unilateral biportal endoscopy versus percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for far lateral disc herniation: a comparative study of clinical efficacy and learning curves.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes of unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy for the treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective comparative study.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of the efficacy of arthroscopic-assisted uni-portal spinal surgery and percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy in the treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective controlled study.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 · 2025Article
- Letter to the editor concerning "comparison of the efficacy of arthroscopic-assisted uni-portal spinal surgery and percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy in the treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective controlled study" by J. Li et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]: doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-08998-4).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 · 2025Article
- Unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy versus percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy in the treatment of far-lateral lumbar disc herniation.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Risk factors for recurrent lumbar disc herniation after unilateral biportal endoscopy: a retrospective study.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Minimally invasive treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation: Selective nerve root block with percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
- Comparison of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) and unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) discectomy in the treatment of far lateral lumbar disc herniation (FLLDH): a retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Paramedian Unilateral 'Bitubular' Endoscopic Access for a Far Lateral Disc Herniation: A Novel Approach for Far Lateral Lumbar Pathologies.Neurospine · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy (FELD) via lateral superior articular process (LSAP) approach and full-endoscopic transforaminal discectomy (FETD) for treating far lateral lumbar disk herniation (FFLDH).
methodsFrom January 2020 to June 2022, patients who were diagnosed as FLLDH underwent the FELD via LSAP approach or FETD. The operation time, estimated blood loss, length of hospital stays, and complications were recorded. The visual analog scale (VAS) for back pain, VAS for leg pain, and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores was measured during preoperative and postoperative follow-up.
resultsThirty-two patients were enrolled in this study, of which 12 patients were treated with the FELD via LSAP approach (LSAP-FELD group) and 20 patients underwent FETD (FETD group). The LSAP-FELD group exhibited significantly shorter operation times and hospital stays compared to the FETD group, while no statistically significant differences were observed in intraoperative blood loss and complication rates. There were no significant differences in the VAS for back pain, the VAS for leg pain, and the ODI score between the two groups preoperatively and three days, three months, and the last follow-up postoperatively.
conclusionsBoth the FELD via LSAP approach and FETD have demonstrated favourable clinical efficacy in the treatment of FLLDH. Notably, the FELD via LSAP approach shows the advantages of shorter operation time and hospital stays.
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