Abstract
Since Kambin and Hijikata firstly introduced the concept of percutaneous pos-terolateral lumbar discectomy, the technical improvement of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) has been splendid in surgical approa-ches, design of optics and surgical instruments. The basic concept of the percutaneous endoscopic surgery has been evolved from an indirect intradiscal decompression to a direct epidural or foraminal neural decompression. Until now, the main topic of the percutaneous endoscopic surgery is soft disc herniation. However, the indications are broadening to the degenerative lumbar stenosis. Percutaneous endoscopic decompression technique using by endoscopic burr and punches will be effective and practical for various lumbar stenosis shortly.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 The Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society.
Keywords
- Decompression
- Disc herniation
- Lumbar
- Percutaneous endoscopic
- Stenosis