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To describe a contemporary posterolateral endoscopic decompression technique for lumbar radiculopathy and assess clinical efficacy across primary, recurrent, intracanal, and extracanal disc herniations.

April 1, 2002Spine

Posterolateral Endoscopic Excision for Lumbar Disc Herniation

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AYAnthony T. YeungCreighton University PTPaul M. TsouUniversity of California, Los Angeles

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Retrospective review reveals high satisfaction and low complications after posterolateral endoscopic discectomy for lumbar disc herniation, indicating a viable alternative to open surgery.

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To describe a contemporary posterolateral endoscopic decompression technique for lumbar radiculopathy and assess clinical efficacy across primary, recurrent, intracanal, and extracanal disc herniations.
Retrospective review of N=307 consecutive patients treated with posterolateral endoscopic discectomy with at least 1 year of follow-up.
Outcomes assessed using surgeon evaluations based on modified MacNab criteria and an independent patient-reported questionnaire.
Surgeon-rated evaluations demonstrated satisfactory outcomes in 89.3% of patients and poor outcomes in 10.7%.
Patient questionnaires (91% response rate) showed 90.7% of respondents were satisfied and willing to repeat the procedure, while 9.7% reported poor outcomes.
Combined major and minor complication rate was 3.5%.

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Yeung et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a14b2a08c41faed776bf22c https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-200204010-00009

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Retrospective review reveals high satisfaction and low complications after posterolateral endoscopic discectomy for lumbar disc herniation, indicating a viable alternative to open surgery.

Posterolateral Endoscopic Excision for Lumbar Disc Herniation

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Posterolateral Endoscopic Excision for Lumbar Disc Herniation

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