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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2024

Unilateral biportal endoscopic vs. open surgery in the treatment of young obese patients' lumbar degenerative diseases: a retrospective study.

Tao Ma, Junyang Li, Yongcun Geng, Dengming Yan, Ming Jiang, Xiaoshuang Tu, Senlin Chen, Jingwei Wu, Luming Nong

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Optimizing the mathematical model and technical standards for unilateral biportal endoscopic spinal surgery through machine learning-based video analysis.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 · 2026
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Tao Ma *Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Junyang Li *Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Yongcun Geng *Department of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Dengming YanDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Ming JiangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Xiaoshuang TuDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Senlin ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Jingwei WuDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Luming NongDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Obesity accelerates the development of lumbar disease and increase the risk during surgery. Unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy (UBE) is a newly developed minimally invasive technique, which refers to the spinal surgery under unilateral double-channel endoscopic surgery. Therefore, the purpose of this study is whether UBE decompression alone can bring good clinical results to young obese patients with lumbar degenerative diseases. Methods: The patients with lumbar diseases who underwent UBE and open surgery (open discectomy) in our hospital from February 2020 to February 2022 were selected as young (age ≤ 44 years old) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m Results: 77 patients were included, and the scores of VAS, ODI and JOA were similar in the two groups during the last follow-up. There were no difference in nerve root function sensation, muscle strength or tendon reflex. However, one month after operation, the VAS back score and ODI improvement in the UBE group were significantly better than those in the open group, which were 2.44 ± 0.97, 33.10 ± 6.78 and 2.93 ± 0.79 and 36.13 ± 5.84, respectively, with a statistically significant difference ( Conclusion: UBE has the advantage of early recovery in the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases in young obese patients, and reduces the damage to LMM, so it has a good clinical effect.

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lumbar degenerative diseaselumbar surgeryminimally invasive surgeryspineUBE

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