Classification of endoscopic spine procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A consensus on grading the complexity of endoscopic spinal procedures is lacking, but urgently needed to guide training, clinical practice, and regulatory concepts.

Methods

A 2-dimensional classification system was developed, considering both the technical and morphological parameters contributing to the complexity of endoscopic spine procedures. An international survey with 68 questions - including those on demographic data and surgical volumes, suitability of the proposed 2-dimensional classification system, and categories of techniques and morphologies - was completed by spine surgeons with endoscopic experience. A consensus was defined as a difference >/= 10% between the most frequently given grade and the second most given grade. In cases of no clear consensu

SUBMITTER: Farshad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12002952 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature