Biportal Endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Adjacent 2-Level Foraminal Lesions Using a Single Approach (Sliding Technique).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Endoscopic posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF) using uniportal or biportal endoscopic approach has been performed for cervical foraminal stenosis or foraminal disc herniation. Two-level PCF is possible using a single biportal endoscopic approach. The purpose of this study was to present a technique of biportal endoscopic PCF for contiguous 2-level foraminal lesions using a single approach and its clinical results.

Methods

Patients who received 2-level PCF using a single biportal endoscopic approach were enrolled in this study. We analyzed their clinical data including age, sex, complications, and Neck Disability Index (NDI), and visual analogue scale (VAS) of neck and arm. Postoperative magnetic resonance image was taken on the first postoperative day to determin

SUBMITTER: Heo DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080447 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature