Background Foraminotomy has demonstrated clinical benefit in patients with lumbar
foraminal stenosis (LFS), as evidenced by several small retrospective investigations …

Objective This study aimed to systematically review the literature for comparative and non-
comparative studies reporting on clinical outcomes of patients with lumbar foraminal …

Background Lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS) is an important pathologic entity that causes
lumbar radiculopathies. Unrecognized LFS may be associated with surgical failure, and LFS …

Background There are numerous radiological and anatomical studies on lumbar foramina in
the literature, but there are no distinctive studies about the relationship between treatment …

To (i) introduce the technical notes of a novel full‐endoscopic foraminotomy with a large
endoscopic trephine for the treatment of severe degenerative lumbar foraminal stenosis at …

Objective To investigate risk factors associated with postoperative restenosis after full
endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy (FELF) in patients with lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS) …

Background: Lumbar foramina stenosis is one of the causes due to lumbar disc herniation
occurs in 40% of the population in the United States with peak incidence at the age of the …

We performed microscopic lumbar foraminotomy in all the patients diagnosed with
degenerative lumbar foraminal stenosis (DLFS) and retrospectively reviewed the clinical …

Introduction Postlaminectomy syndrome (PLS) or failed back surgery syndrome is a
condition characterized by persistent pain following a back surgery. Degenerative processes …

Objective Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) grading systems using sagittal images are
useful for evaluation of lumbar foraminal stenosis. We evaluated whether such a grading …