Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery: Outside-In Technique.

ABSTRACT: Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD) with the outside-in technique can be applied to nearly all cases of lumbar disc herniation (LDH), and transpedicular endoscopic lumbar discectomy can be used to treat highly migrated LDHs. The purpose of this study was to outline these 2 outside-in surgical techniques and to present their clinical outcomes. Between January 2018 and January 2019, a total of 137 patients underwent either transforaminal or transpedicular endoscopic lumbar discectomy. We performed TELD in 124 patients and transpedicular endoscopic lumbar discectomy in 13 cases. All surgical procedures were performed under conscious sedation. The patients' mean age was 51.3 years; 51 were women and 86 were men. The overall disc recurrence rate was 5.12%. Visual analogue scale s

SUBMITTER: Krzok G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7410375 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature