Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Treating Lumbar Disc Degeneration Involving Disc Height Loss: Technical Report.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Lumbar disc degeneration (LDD) is the main cause of lower back pain and leads to corresponding disc height loss. Although lumbar interbody fusion (LIF) is commonly used for treating LDD, several different treatment strategies are available. We performed a minimally invasive full-endoscopic LIF (FELIF) using a uniportal full-endoscopic system. Materials and Methods: FELIF was performed for 12 patients with LDD with disc-height loss using a 4.1 mm working channel endoscope and a newly developed slider for cage insertion. The mean age of the patients was 68.3 years; the patients presented with single vertebral level involvement. The Brandner's disc index was used for evaluating the postoperative increase in the disc height. Preoperative and postoperative leg pain wa

SUBMITTER: Harakuni T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7559920 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature