Spinal endoscopy has the stigma of being reserved for only a few surgeons who can figure
out how to master the steep learning curve and develop clinical practice settings where …

Background Regional differences in acceptance and utilization of MISST by spine surgeons
may have an impact on clinical decision-making and the surgical treatment of common …

Background: Incidental dural tears during lumbar endoscopy can be challenging to manage.
There is limited literature on their appropriate management, risk factors, and the clinical …

Background Training of spine surgeons may impact the availability of contemporary minimally
invasive spinal surgery (MIS) to patients and drive spine surgeons’ clinical decision-…

Objective: In mid-February 1986, Peter Ascher and Daniel Choy performed the first
percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) procedure at the Neurosurgical Department, …

Background Percutaneous anterior laser and anterior endoscopic cervical spine surgery are
associated with less approach trauma than conventional open cervical spine surgery. The …

Background A diseased lumbar intervertebral vacuum disc void of any structurally intact
tissue may be vertically unstable. A primary standalone endoscopic decompression and …

Background Durotomy during endoscopic spine surgery can cause a patient’s neurological
or cardiovascular status to deteriorate unexpectedly intra- or postoperatively. There is …

Background This study aimed to analyze the motivators and obstacles to the implementation
of minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques (MISST) by spinal surgeons. Motivators and …

Study Design A meta-analysis of 89 randomized prospective, prospective, and retrospective
studies on spinal endoscopic surgery outcomes. Objective The study aimed to provide …