Objective To assess whether percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED)
is non-inferior to conventional open microdiscectomy in reduction of leg pain caused by …

Study Design. Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. To give a systematic overview
of effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared …

OBJECTIVE Throughout the last decades, full-endoscopic techniques to treat lumbar disc
herniation (LDH) have gained popularity in clinical practice. To date, however, no Class I …

Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic
discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with sciatica. …

Background Recent technological advances have led to the development and implementation
of machine learning (ML) in various disciplines, including neurosurgery. Our goal was to …

The diversity among the current international practice patterns and the discrepancy between
the eminence-based medicine and the evidence-based medicine in the treatment of lumbar …

Objective Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among neurosurgeons can lead
to consequences for themselves, the hospital, and society. In the current study, the working …

Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) is a minimally invasive technique
to treat lumbar disk herniation from a lateral approach. Performed under local anesthesia…

Introduction Lumbosacral radicular syndrome is often caused by a disc herniation. The standard
surgical technique to remove a disc herniation is open microdiscectomy. An alternative …

Objective Historically, women have been underrepresented in medicine but nowadays the
underrepresentation is more applicable to surgical disciplines. Many efforts have been made …