[HTML][HTML] Development of Indications for Endoscopic Spine Surgery: An Overview

F Wirth, ECQA Bergamaschi, FS Forti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) began more than 20 years ago as percutaneous
endoscopic discectomy and has evolved to the present day. This technique offers many …

[HTML][HTML] Regional variations in acceptance, and utilization of minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques among spine surgeons: results of a global survey

KU Lewandrowski, JA Soriano-Sánchez… - Journal of Spine …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Dysethesia due to irritation of the dorsal root ganglion following lumbar transforaminal endoscopy: Analysis of frequency and contributing factors

KU Lewandrowski, Á Dowling, AL Calderaro… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background New onset of acute dysethetic leg pain due to irritation of the dorsal root
ganglion (DRG) following uneventful recovery from an expertly executed lumbar …

[HTML][HTML] Patient selection protocols for endoscopic transforaminal, interlaminar, and translaminar decompression of lumbar spinal stenosis

Á Dowling, KU Lewandrowski, FHP da Silva… - Journal of Spine …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The indications of different endoscopic and endoscopically assisted
translaminar approaches for lumbar spinal stenosis are not well-defined, and validated …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy for foraminal stenosis in stable spondylolisthesis

Y Ahn, HB Park, BR Yoo, TS Jeong - Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Open decompression with fusion is the gold-standard surgical technique for
spondylolisthesis. However, it may be too extensive for patients with foraminal stenosis with …

Minimal clinically important difference in patient-reported outcome measures with the transforaminal endoscopic decompression for lateral recess and foraminal …

KU Lewandrowski, PST DE CARVALHO… - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become widely used to
better measure patients' judgment of treatment benefits from surgical spine care. The …

[HTML][HTML] Full-endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy for foraminal stenosis in spondylolisthesis: two-year follow-up results

DY Rhee, Y Ahn - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Full-endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy (FELF) under local anesthesia has been developed
as a minimally invasive alternative for lumbar foraminal stenosis. Some authors have …

Durotomy-and irrigation-related serious adverse events during spinal endoscopy: Illustrative case series and international surgeon survey

RAA Vargas, V Hagel, Z Xifeng, H Yang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ijssurgery.com
Background Durotomy during endoscopic spine surgery can cause a patient's neurological
or cardiovascular status to deteriorate unexpectedly intra-or postoperatively. There is …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing endoscopic foraminal decompression in adult isthmic spondylolisthesis: the potential influence of lateral recess isthmic spur and our case series of …

TM Wu, MC Kim, JH Hwang, DJ Choi - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 - Springer
Background The NASS guideline cannot recommend any of the surgical treatment options
toward adult isthmic spondylolisthesis (AIS) since 2014. After the introduction of endoscopic …

Differential agnostic effect size analysis of lumbar stenosis surgeries

KU Lewandrowski, I Abraham, JFR León… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijssurgery.com
Study Design A meta-analysis of 89 randomized prospective, prospective, and retrospective
studies on spinal endoscopic surgery outcomes. Objective The study aimed to provide …