Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression for Foot Drop Twelve Years After Lumbar Total Disc Replacment: Technical Note

Lumbar total disc replacement (LTDR) is considered for the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease with the hope that by preserving motion the long-term fusion complication of adjacent segment disease can be avoided. The complications of LTDR can be divided into approach-related and long-term complications. Very little has been described about the complications and treatment for complications more than 10 years after the device has been implanted. Here we describe a tranforaminal endoscopic discectomy procedure for a patient presenting with foot drop twelve years after a L5-S1 total disc replacement.
Source: World Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Technical Note Source Type: research