Minimally Invasive Transtubular Endoscopic Decompression for L5 Radiculopathy Induced by Lumbosacral Extraforaminal Lesions.

Conclusions: Transtubular endoscopic decompression can overcome certain technical challenges involved in the conventional procedures for LSEFL treatment; therefore, it can be recommended as a useful procedure for treating LSEFL. This procedure can provide some benefits to LSEFL patients and offer a well-illuminated surgical field and high surgical safety for the surgeon. However, the procedure should be carefully adapted for LSEFL patients with concomitant degenerative scoliosis. PMID: 29713405 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29713405?dopt=Abstract

Source: Asian Spine Journal - May 3, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research