The first author's series has reported and published his 5-to 10-year results in a preliminary
review of endoscopic transforaminal decompression for degenerative and isthmic …

Background: Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis is a common entity and occurs mainly
in elderly patients. The trend in surgery has been to offer decompression with instrumented …

Background Lateral subluxation of the vertebra is commonly seen in degenerative lumbar
scoliosis. Transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery is an emerging technique in spine …

Background: Spondylolisthesis is prevalent in the general population. Surgical approaches
for symptomatic spondylolisthesis that is refractory to conservative treatment vary. Direct …

Isthmic spondylolisthesis due to pars defects resulting from trauma or spondylolysis is not
uncommon. Symptomatic patients with such pars defects are traditionally treated with a …

Study Design. Prospective evaluation of 24 consecutive patients with isthmic
spondylolisthesis with chronic back, buttock, and leg pain treated by endoscopic foraminal …

Minimally invasive spine procedures have undergone rapid development during the last
decade. Efforts to decrease muscle crush injuries during prolonged retraction, avoid …

" Pocket-sized resource presents endoscopic spine surgery essentials from expert spine
surgeons Atlas of Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery by internationally renowned spine …

Background: The combination of the percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic
decompression (PTED) with an interspinous process distraction system (IPS) may offer …

This study was performed to describe the extraforaminal approach of biportal endoscopic
spinal surgery (BESS) as a new endoscopic technique for transforaminal decompression …