[HTML][HTML] Single anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) using self-locking stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage: evaluation of pain and health …

S Kapetanakis, T Thomaidis, G Charitoudis… - Journal of Spine …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) constitutes the conventional
treatment of cervical disc herniation due to degenerative disc disease (DDD). ACDF with …

[HTML][HTML] The role of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery in lateral recess stenosis in elderly patients

S Kapetanakis, N Gkantsinikoudis, T Thomaidis… - Asian Spine …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Conception and design: Kapetanakis S; data acquisition : Gkantsinikoudis N, Thomaidis T;
analysis of data: Charitoudis G; drafting of the manuscript : Gkantsinikoudis N; critical …

Health-related quality of life after transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic discectomy: An analysis according to the level of operation

…, G Charitoudis, T Thomaidis… - … Junction and Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Many patients suffer from radiculopathy and low back pain due to lumbar disc
hernia. Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (TPED) is a minimally invasive …

Comparison of quality of life between men and women who underwent Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Discectomy for lumbar disc herniation

S Kapetanakis, G Gkasdaris, T Thomaidis… - International Journal of …, 2017 - ijssurgery.com
Background Studies describing the efficacy of TPED on shortness of recovery and improvement
of postoperative quality of life are limited, especially regarding gender something that …

Percutaneous endoscopic ventral facetectomy: an innovative substitute of open decompression surgery for lateral recess stenosis surgical treatment?

…, G Charitoudis, T Thomaidis - … Junction and Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery (PTES) constitutes an
innovative method principally recruited for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Indication …

Comparison of quality of life between men and women who underwent transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic discectomy for lumbar disc herniation

S Kapetanakis, G Gkasdaris, T Thomaidis… - International Journal of …, 2018 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Studies describing the efficacy of transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic
discectomy (TPED) on shortness of recovery and improvement of postoperative quality of life …

The endoscopic aspect of foraminal anatomy and dorsal root ganglion in percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy

…, N Gkantsinikoudis, T Thomaidis… - Clinical Case …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy (PTED) offers an exceptional
visualization of foraminal anatomy. Dorsal root ganglion and adjacent foraminal structures …

[HTML][HTML] The role of full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy in patients with neurodegenerative disorders: technical note and short literature review

…, N Gkantsinikoudis, T Thomaidis… - Surgical Neurology …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Motor neuron disease includes a spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases
with progressive courses and unfavorable prognoses. Here, we described a patient with a …

Accuracy of Empirical Equations Predicting Sliding-Block Displacement

T Thomaidis, CA Stamatopoulos - 2010 - scholarsmine.mst.edu
The sliding-block model forms the basis of simple models predicting permanent co-seismic
shear displacements of soils. For excitations consisting of actual accelerograms, different …

Comparison of Quality of Life Between Men and Women Who Underwent Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation

WUTP Endoscopic - 2018 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Studies describing the efficacy of transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic
discectomy (TPED) on shortness of recovery and improvement of postoperative quality of life …