European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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2nd and 3rd generation endoscopic spine surgery techniques offer visualisation of familiar inter-laminar anatomy to spinal surgeons. We have prospectively evaluated the clinical outcome, complications and learning curve associated with these techniques in patients with lumbar spine radiculopathy. ⋯ Level 3, prospective cohort study.
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To describe a cheap simulation model used to reduce the learning curve of the interlaminar full-endoscopic discectomy in a pilot study. ⋯ We present an affordable, simple and reproducible training model, which allows for deliberate practice of the key steps of the ILFED procedure. The model may be used by surgeons starting with spinal endoscopy.
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To share long-term clinical outcomes and our experience with full-endoscopic interlaminar decompression (FEI) for lateral recess stenosis (LRS). ⋯ FEI for LRS was satisfactory at 93.02%, with a low complication rate during the early follow-up period. Its effect seems to decline slightly in the long term at a 10-year follow-up. 8.06% of the patients subsequently underwent reoperation.
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The study aims to assess the current development status of transforaminal full-endoscopic spine surgery (TFES) by exploring and analyzing the published literature to obtain an overview of this field and discover the evolution and emerging topics that are underrepresented. ⋯ The bibliometric study showed a growing trend of research on transforaminal full-endoscopic spine surgery over the past 20 years. It has shown a significant increase in the number of authors, institutions, and international collaborating countries. South Korea, the United States, and China dominate the related areas. A growing body of evidence has revealed that TFES has leapfrogged from its infancy stage and gradually entered a mature development stage.
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Our team designed a novel two-medium compatible bichannel endoscopy system for spinal surgery, V-shape bichannel endoscopy (VBE) system. Hereby, this study will introduce minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with VBE system and report its preliminary clinical results. ⋯ The VBE system reported in the current study can complete TLIF surgery safely and effectively.