Reducing the extent of facetectomy may decrease morbidity in failed back surgery syndrome

Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) is widely used for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Facetectomy in PTED is necessary for accessing the intraspinal region and for decompressing ...

Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - August 9, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jingchi Li, Xiaoyu Zhang, Wenqiang Xu, Zhipeng Xi and Lin Xie Tags: Research article Source Type: research