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Research ArticleEndoscopy

Difficulties, Challenges, and the Learning Curve of Avoiding Complications in Lumbar Endoscopic Spine Surgery

Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Albert E. Telfeian, Stefan Hellinger, Jorge Felipe Ramírez León, Paulo Sérgio Teixeira de Carvalho, Max R.F. Ramos, Hyeun Sung Kim, Daniel W. Hanson, Nimar Salari and Anthony Yeung
International Journal of Spine Surgery December 2021, 15 (suppl 3) S21-S37; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8161
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
1 Staff Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona and Surgical Institute of Tucson, Tuscon, Arizona
2 Department of Orthopaedics, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
3 Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitário Gaffre e Guinle, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Albert E. Telfeian
4 Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Stefan Hellinger
5 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Arabellaklinik, Munich, Germany
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Jorge Felipe Ramírez León
6 Centro de Columna – Cirugía Mínima Invasiva, Clínica Reina Sofía – Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
7 Fundación Universitaria Sanitas. Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
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Paulo Sérgio Teixeira de Carvalho
8 Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9 Gaffre e Guinle University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Max R.F. Ramos
8 Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9 Gaffre e Guinle University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Hyeun Sung Kim
10 Department of Neurosurgery, Nanoori Hospital, Seoul City, Republic of Korea
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Daniel W. Hanson
11 Minnesota Spine Institute, Roseville, Minnesota
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Nimar Salari
12 Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, Arizona
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Anthony Yeung
12 Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, Arizona
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vol. 15 no. suppl 3 S21-S37
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.14444/8161
PubMed 
34974418

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online December 31, 2021.

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  1. Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski1,2,3,
  2. Albert E. Telfeian4,
  3. Stefan Hellinger5,
  4. Jorge Felipe Ramírez León6,7,
  5. Paulo Sérgio Teixeira de Carvalho8,9,
  6. Max R.F. Ramos8,9,
  7. Hyeun Sung Kim10,
  8. Daniel W. Hanson11,
  9. Nimar Salari12 and
  10. Anthony Yeung12
  1. 1 Staff Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona and Surgical Institute of Tucson, Tuscon, Arizona
  2. 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
  3. 3 Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitário Gaffre e Guinle, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  4. 4 Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
  5. 5 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Arabellaklinik, Munich, Germany
  6. 6 Centro de Columna – Cirugía Mínima Invasiva, Clínica Reina Sofía – Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
  7. 7 Fundación Universitaria Sanitas. Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
  8. 8 Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro UNIRIO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  9. 9 Gaffre e Guinle University Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  10. 10 Department of Neurosurgery, Nanoori Hospital, Seoul City, Republic of Korea
  11. 11 Minnesota Spine Institute, Roseville, Minnesota
  12. 12 Desert Institute for Spine Care, Phoenix, Arizona
  1. Correspondence to Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Center for Advanced Spine Care, Tucson, AZ, USA; business{at}tucsonspine.com
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