10.1055/b-0034-82087 11 Surgical Techniques in Percutaneous Endoscopic Thoracic Diskectomy There are two types of percutaneous procedures currently available: Percutaneous thoracic disk decompression (PTDD) with laser-assisted spinal endoscopy (LASE) with or…
10.1055/b-0034-82095 18 Case Presentations and Surgical Technique: Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy: Upward-Migrated Extrusion of the L1-L2 Disk Clinical Findings A 43-year-old man presented with left leg pain that was scored…
10.1055/b-0034-82100 18 Case Presentations and Surgical Technique: Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy: Downward-Migrated Herniation at the L3-L4 Level Clinical Findings A 36-year-old man presented with left L4 dermatomal pain for 1…
10.1055/b-0034-82098 18 Case Presentations and Surgical Technique: Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy: Central Transforaminal L2-L3 Protrusion Clinical Findings A patient presented with left lateral thigh and leg pain for 3 weeks….
10.1055/b-0034-82078 2 Endoscopic Surgical Instruments The basic spinal endoscopic system includes an endoscope, video camera, light cable, light source, signal processor, video monitors, videotape recorder, and photographic cameras. General Characteristics…
10.1055/b-0034-82083 7 Surgical Techniques in Percutaneous E ndoscopic Cervical Diskectomy The successful use of percutaneous endoscopic cervical diskectomy has been reported by several authors.1–3 The techniques used are summarized in…
10.1055/b-0034-82094 18 Case Presentations and Surgical Technique: Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy: Downward-Migrated Herniation at L1-L2 Clinical Findings A 54-year-old man presented with right buttock and leg pain and weakness of…
10.1055/b-0034-82084 8 Case Presentations and Surgical Technique: Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Diskectomy Foraminal Disk Extrusion at the C5-C6 Level Clinical Findings A 39-year-old female soprano singer presented with pain in the…
10.1055/b-0034-82096 18 Case Presentations and Surgical Technique: Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy: Paramedian Extrusion at the L2-L3 Level Clinical Findings A patient presented with right thigh pain and walking difficulty for…
10.1055/b-0034-82091 15 Extraforaminal Surgical Approach Since the first description of extraforaminal disk herniations (EFDHs) in the lumbar spine by Abdullah et al1 in 1974, it is only recently that these…
