Background Context Conventional open lumbar decompression is a widely accepted
procedure for degenerative lumbar disease. However, it is associated with morbidity due to …

Study Design: A retrospective, blinded analysis of imaging studies. Summary of Background
Data: To evaluate changes in paraspinal muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) after surgical …

Laminotomy and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is usually used to treat
unstable spinal stenosis. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) can cause less muscle injury than …

Background: This study aimed to identify radiological risk factors associated with reoperation
after percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression (PTED) for degenerative …

Objective The present study was conducted with an attempt to explore the overall efficacy of
large-channel spinal endoscopy technology in elderly patients with segmental lumbar spinal …

Background Although there are reports on the effectiveness of microendoscopic laminotomy
using a spinal endoscope as decompression surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis, predicting …

Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical effect and correlation
between preoperative imaging parameters and the clinical effect of endoscopic …

Study Design: This was a retrospective case series. Objective: To retrospectively evaluate
the clinical outcome of microendoscopic decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) …

Objectives The aim of this study was to analyze the accuracy and positive predictive value
(PPV) of preoperative lumbar MRI grading for successful outcome after outpatient …

Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is one of the most frequent indications for spine
surgery. Open decompression and fusion surgery was the most common treatment and used …