Full-endoscopic versus micro-endoscopic and open discectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes and complications

Highlights • Minimally invasive techniques are used in a variety of spine procedures. • Endoscopic discectomy can be either micro-endoscopic or full-endoscopic. • No difference was found in complications between endoscopic and open approaches. • Endoscopic approaches are safe and efficacious alterna...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2017-03, Vol.154, p.1-12
Hauptverfasser: Phan, Kevin, Xu, Joshua, Schultz, Konrad, Alvi, Mohammed Ali, Lu, Victor M, Kerezoudis, Panagiotis, Maloney, Patrick R, Murphy, Meghan E, Mobbs, Ralph J, Bydon, Mohamad
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Minimally invasive techniques are used in a variety of spine procedures. • Endoscopic discectomy can be either micro-endoscopic or full-endoscopic. • No difference was found in complications between endoscopic and open approaches. • Endoscopic approaches are safe and efficacious alternatives to traditional approaches.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.01.003