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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2025

Short-term efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopy technology in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.

Mohan Wen, Xu Li, Xiangjun Lu, Tianzuo Chen, Rujie Qin

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Article in 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, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  6. [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 · 2025
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Mohan WenLianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University/The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222000, China.
Xu LiDepartment of Spine Surgery, Lianyungang First People's Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
Xiangjun LuDepartment of Spine Surgery, Lianyungang First People's Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China.
Tianzuo ChenWangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Huajiadi Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100102, China. njmu21ctz@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4612-1572
Rujie QinLianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University/The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222000, China. lygqinrj@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-7036-3267

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopy technology (UBE) with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion(ACDF)for the treatment of single-segment cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR).

methodsRetrospective analysis of 60 patients with CSR, of which 30 were treated with ACDF (group A) and 30 were treated with UBE (group B). Cision length, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, hospitalization duration, postoperative complications preoperative and postoperative VAS, NDI scores, height and stability of the liability gap were compared between the two groups.

resultsCompared with the A group, the incision length, duration and intraoperative blood loss were significantly less in the B group (P < 0.05), and the difference was statistically significant. As the postoperative time increased, the VAS score and NDI score decreased significantly in both groups (P < 0.05or < 0.01). However, the differences in VAS and NDI scores between the two groups at the corresponding time points were not statistically significant, and only the VAS score at 1 day postoperatively showed a more pronounced decrease in the B group, which was statistically significant compared with that in the A group. The difference in intervertebral space height and stability of the postoperative liability gap between the two groups at the final follow-up was not statistically significant when compared with the preoperative period. The incidence of postoperative complications in the two groups was smaller in the B group than in the A group, and the difference was not statistically significant.

conclusionsUBE can effectively treat patients with single-segment CRS and promote rapid recovery.

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Cervical VertebraeDiskectomyEndoscopyRadiculopathySpinal FusionSpondylosisAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAnterior cervical discectomy and fusionCervical spondylotic radiculopathyUnilateral biportal endoscopy

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