ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate pain intensity and functional status before and 30 days following percutaneous lumbar endoscopic discectomy. Methods A retrospective cohort study that included patients who underwent percutaneous endoscopic discectomy from January 2019 to October 2020 at the Irmandade ...
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) combined with osteoporosis. METHODS: Eighty patients with LSS combined with osteoporosis were divided into a control and PTED group, whi...
Objective Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) relies heavily on
fluoroscopy guidance; therefore, medical staff exposure to radiation has become an
important issue. The purpose of this study was to determine the radiation dose and the
amount of time to which the surgeons are exposed during PE...
Abstract Purpose: To validate the porcine spine as a model for learning and practicing transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar procedures (TF-PELP). Methods: TF-PELP was performed in three porcine cadaver lumbar spine levels. Anatomical features of the current cadaver were compared to human and...
SUMMARY Lumbar herniated disc are common manifestations of degenerative spine diseases, the main cause of radiated lower back pain. This guideline followed standard of a systematic review with recovery of evidence based on the movement of evidence-based medicine. We used the structured method for formula...
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retro y prospectivo, de 90 pacientes operados de hernia discal lumbar por el método de la discectomía percutánea posterolateral semiautomatizada, en el período comprendido de septiembre de 1991 a marzo de 1994. Los datos fueron tomados de las historias clínicas de...
