Literature and clinical studies for minimally invasive and endoscopic spinal surgery
Introduction: Endoscopic spine surgery
Ziya L. Gokaslan, Albert E. Telfeian, and Michael Y. Wang
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A brief history of endoscopic spine surgery
Albert E. Telfeian, Anand Veeravagu, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese, and Ziya L. Gokaslan
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Clinical outcomes after percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective case series
Pravesh S. Gadjradj, Maurits W. van Tulder, Clemens M. F. Dirven, Wilco C. Peul, and B. Sanjay Harhangi
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Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy to relieve sciatica and delay fusion in a 31-year-old man with pars defects and low-grade spondylolisthesis
Karthik Madhavan, Lee Onn Chieng, Christoph P. Hofstetter, and Michael Y. Wang
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Does the microendoscopic technique reduce mortality and major complications in patients undergoing lumbar discectomy? A propensity score–matched analysis using a nationwide administrative database
Junichi Ohya, Yasushi Oshima, Hirotaka Chikuda, Takeshi Oichi, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Sakae Tanaka, and Hideo Yasunaga
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Early experience with endoscopic foraminotomy in patients with moderate degenerative deformity
Karthik Madhavan, Lee Onn Chieng, Lynn McGrath, Christoph P. Hofstetter, and Michael Y. Wang
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Patient radiation exposure during transforaminal lumbar endoscopic spine surgery: a prospective study
Menno Iprenburg, Ralf Wagner, Alexander Godschalx, and Albert E. Telfeian
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Transforaminal endoscopic decompression of a postoperative dislocated bone fragment after a 2-level lumbar total disc replacement: case report
Ralf Wagner, Menno Iprenburg, and Albert E. Telfeian
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Technical considerations in transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery at the thoracolumbar junction: report of 3 cases
Albert E. Telfeian, Gabriele P. Jasper, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese, and Ziya L. Gokaslan
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Early experience with endoscopic revision of lumbar spinal fusions
Lynn B. McGrath Jr., Karthik Madhavan, Lee Onn Chieng, Michael Y. Wang, and Christoph P. Hofstetter
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The endoscopic transoral approach to the craniovertebral junction: an anatomical study with a clinical example
Andrew K. Chan, Arnau Benet, Junichi Ohya, Xin Zhang, Todd D. Vogel, Daniel W. Flis, Ivan H. El-Sayed, and Praveen V. Mummaneni
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The anatomic rationale for transforaminal endoscopic interbody fusion: a cadaveric analysis
Mitchell Hardenbrook, Sergio Lombardo, Miles C. Wilson, and Albert E. Telfeian
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Endoscopic minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion without general anesthesia: initial clinical experience with 1-year follow-up
Michael Y. Wang, and Jay Grossman
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Thoracic Decompression for Thoracic Spinal Stenosis Under Local Anesthesia.
Cheng XK et al.
World neurosurgery 139 (2020): 488-494.
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Current and Future of Endoscopic Spine Surgery: What are the Common Procedures we Have Now and What Lies Ahead?
Kim HS et al.
World Neurosurgery 140 (2020): 642-653.
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The Evolution of Transforaminal Endoscopic Spine Surgery.
Khandge AV et al.
World Neurosurgery (2020).
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Percutaneous full endoscopic posterior decompression of thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum.
An B et al.
Eur Spine J. 2019;28:492-501.
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Indications and contraindications of full-endoscopic interlaminar lumbar decompression
Wagner R, Haefner M
World Neurosurgery (2020)
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Is Endoscopic Discectomy the Next Gold Standard in the Management of Lumbar Disc Disease? Systematic Review and Superiority Analysis.
Muthu S et al.
Global Spine Journal (2020): 2192568220948814.
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Scientific View on Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Can Spinal Endoscopy become a Mainstream Surgical Tool?
Chung AS, McKnight B, Wang JC.
World Neurosurgery (2020).
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Transforaminal endoscopic thoracic discectomy with foraminoplasty for the treatment of thoracic disc herniation.
Bae J et al.
J Spine Surg. 2020 Jun;6(2):397-404.
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The Endoscopic Trans-Superior Articular Process Approach: A Novel Minimally Invasive Surgical Corridor to the Lateral Recess.
Hasan S et al.
Operative Neurosurgery 19.1 (2020): E1-E10
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Is there a bright future for endoscopic spinal surgery?
Li Y and Wang M
Spinal International News 2020
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Atlas of Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery
Hofstetter CP, Ruetten S, Zhou Y, Wang MY
Thieme 2020; ISBN: 9781684200238
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Lumbar degenerative disease part 1: Anatomy and pathophysiology of intervertebral discogenic pain and radiofrequency ablation of basivertebral and sinuvertebral nerve treatment for chronic discogenic back pain: A prospective case series and review of literature.
Kim HS et al.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21.4 (2020): 1483. > read more
Technical Note On Uniportal Full Endoscopic Posterolateral Approach Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Reduction for Grade 2 Spondylolisthesis.
Kim HS et al.
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery (2020): 100712. > read more
Complication rates of different discectomy techniques for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chen X et al.
European Spine Journal (2020): 1-19. >read more
Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in the Elderly: an effective treatment for prolapsed disc: Consideration on 75 cases
Tacconi L et al.
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 2019 >read more
Comparative analysis between three different lumbar decompression techniques (microscopic, tubular, and endoscopic) in lumbar canal and lateral recess stenosis: preliminary report.
Lee CW et al.
BioMed research international 2019 (2019). >read more
Comparison of clinical outcomes following minimally invasive or lumbar endoscopic unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression.
McGrath LB et al.
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 30.4 (2019): 491-499. >read more
Posterior percutaneous full-endoscopic cervical laminectomy and decompression for cervical stenosis with myelopathy: a technical note.
Lin Y et al.
World Neurosurgery 124 (2019): 350-357. > read more
Comparison of full-endoscopic and minimally invasive decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis in the setting of degenerative scoliosis and spondylolisthesis.
Hasan S et al.
Neurosurgical Focus 46.5 (2019): E16.> read more
Full endoscopic cervical spine surgery Shen J et al. JSS 2019 >read more Spinal surgery complications: an unsolved problem—Is the World Health Organization Safety Surgical Checklist an useful tool to reduce them? Barbanti-Brodano G et al. European Spine Journal: 1-10. >read more Interspinous endoscopic lumbar decompression. Houle P et al. AME Case Reports 3 (2019) >read more Outcomes of endoscopic discectomy compared with open microdiscectomy and tubular microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniations: a meta-analysis. Barber SM. et al. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 1.aop (2019): 1-14. >read more Endoscopic Approach Technique for Recurrent Lumbar Prolapsed Disc. Tacconi L et al. NeuroQuantology 17.5 (2019). >read more The benefit zone of full-endoscopic spine surgery Hasan, Saqib, Roger Härtl, and Christoph P. Hofstetter. Journal of Spine Surgery 5.1 (2019): S41-S56. >read more Percutaneous endoscopic ventral facetectomy: An innovative substitute of open decompression surgery for lateral recess stenosis surgical treatment? Kapetanakis S et al. Journal of Craniovertebral Junction & Spine 9.3 (2018): 188. >read more Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation in obese patients: Health-related quality of life assessment in a 2-year follow-up. Kapetanakis S et al. World Neurosurgery 113 (2018): e638-e649. >read more The Role of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery in Lateral Recess Stenosis in Elderly Patients. Kapetanakis S et al. Asian Spine Journal (2019). >read more CT Assessment of the in vivo Osseous Lumbar Intervertebral Foramen: a Radiologic Study with Clinical Applications. Gkasdaris G et al. Maedica 13.4 (2018): 294. >read more The Role of Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in Surgical Treatment of Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Health-Related Quality of Life Approach. Kapetanakis S et al. Neurospine 16.1 (2019): 96. >read more Prognosis for Recovery of Foot Drop after Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression of Far Lateral Lumbar 5-Sacral 1 Herniated Disc: Case Series AE Telfeian, et al. Pain Physician, 2019; 22:E97-E103 >read more Comparison of clinical outcomes following minimally invasive or lumbar endoscopic unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression. McGrath LB et al. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 1.aop (2019): 1-9. >read more The Usefulness of Percutaneous Endoscopic Technique in Multifocal Lumbar Pathology. Lee CW and YoonKJ. BioMed Research International 2019. >read more The evolution of minimally invasive spine surgery Yoon JW and Wang MY J Neurosurg Spine 30:149–158, 2019 >read more An awake, minimally-invasive, fully-endoscopic surgical technique for treating lumbar radiculopathy secondary to heterotopic foraminal bone formation after a minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with BMP. Telfeian AE Journal of Spine Surgery 4.1 (2018): 162. >read more Posterior percutaneous full-endoscopic cervical discectomy under local anesthesia for cervical radiculopathy due to soft-disc herniation: a preliminary clinical study. Wan Q et al. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine (2018). >read more Fully Endoscopic Lumbar Laminectomy for Treatment of Large Dorsal Ligamentum Flavum Cyst and Severe Spinal Stenosis: A Technical note on a Case Report. Shen J et al., Journal of Spine 2018 >read more Fully Endoscopic Bilateral Cervical Laminotomy with Unilateral Approach for Cervical Spinal Stenosis and Myelopathy: A Case Series. Shen J et al., Journal of Spine 2018 >read more Fully Endoscopic Transforaminal Discectomy under Local Anesthesia for Thoracic Disc Herniations: A Case Series. Shen J et al., Journal of Spine 2018 >read more Therapeutic effect of transforaminal endoscopic spine system in the treatment of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc. Tao XZ et al. European review for medical and pharmacological sciences 22.1 Suppl (2018): 103-110. >read more Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy in The Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation: Effects on Early Rehabilitation. Abudourexiti Tet al. Clinical Surgery Research Communications 2.2 (2018): 9-13. >read more Intra-operative CT Navigational Assistance for Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression of Heterotopic Foraminal Bone Formation after Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Technical Note. Oyelese A, Telfeian AE et al. World Neurosurgery 2018 > read more Structural preservation percutaneous endoscopic lumbar interlaminar discectomy for L5-S1 herniated nucleus pulposus. Lee JS et al. BioMed research international 2016 (2016). >read more The clinical results of Percutaneous Endoscopic Interlaminar Discectomy (PEID) in the treatment of calcified lumbar disc herniation: a case-control study. Dabo X et al. Pain physician 19.2 (2016): 69-76. >read more Effect of percutaneous transforaminal lumbar spine endoscopic discectomy on lumbar disc herniation and its influence on indexes of oxidative stress. Wang H. et al. Biomedical Research 2017; 28 (21): 9464-9469 >read more Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Current State of Art and the Future Perspective. Moon, ASM et al. Asian spine journal 12.1 (2018): 1-2. > read more Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: minimally invasive technique for multiple episodes of lumbar disc herniation. Choi KC et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 18.1 (2017): 329 > read more Fully-Endoscopic Lumbar Laminectomy for Central and Lateral Recess Stenosis: Technical Note. Ralf Wagner, Albert Telfeian, Guntram Krzok, Menno Iprenburg Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery > read more Surgical management for lumbar disc herniation in pregnancy Kapetanakis, S., et al. (Abstract) Journal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction (2017). >read more Multi-level spine endoscopy: A review of available evidence and case report. Middleton SD, Wagner R, Gibson JNA. EFORT open reviews 2.7 (2017): 317-323. >read more Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation Causing Bilateral Symptoms Ren C. et al. World Neurosurg. (2017) 106:413-421 >read more Early outcomes of endoscopic contralateral foraminal and lateral recess decompression via an interlaminar approach in patients with unilateral radiculopathy from unilateral foraminal stenosis. Kim HS et al. World Neurosurgery 108 (2017): 763-773. (Abstract) >read more Health-related quality of life after transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic discectomy: An analysis according to the level of operation. Kapetanakis Set al. Journal of craniovertebral junction & spine 8.1 (2017): 44. >read more Contralateral facet-sparing sublaminar endoscopic foraminotomy for the treatment of lumbar lateral recess stenosis: technical note Krzok G, Telfeian AE, Wagner R, Hofstetter CP, Menno Iprenburg M. Journal of Spine Surgery 3.2 (2017): 260. > read more Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery for Adjacent Segment Disease After Lumbar Fusion. Telfeian AE World Neurosurgery 97 (2017): 231-235. > read more Interlaminar endoscopic lateral recess decompression—surgical technique and early clinical results Birjandian Z, Emerson S, Telfeian AE, Hofstetter CP Journal of Spine Surgery 3.2 (2017): 123-132. > read more Minimally-invasive endoscopic spinal cord untethering: case report. Telfeian, AE, Pusoni M, Hofstetter CP Journal of Spine Surgery 3(2) (2017): 278-282 > read more Clinical efficacy and its prognostic factor of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar annuloplasty and nucleoplasty for treatment of patients with discogenic low back pain. Lee JH, Lee SH. World Neurosurgery (2017). > read more Transforaminal Endoscopic Decompression for a Displaced Endplate Fracture after Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Wagner R et al. World Neurosurgery (2017). > read more Rhode Island Hospital's Contribution to the Field of Endoscopic Spine Surgery. Telfeian AE et al. Rhode Island medical journal (2013) 100.6 (2017): 34-38. > read more A minimally-invasive fully-endoscopic 2-level posterior cervical foraminotomy: technical note. Wagner R, Telfeian AE, Iprenburg M, Krzok G. J Spine Surg 2017. doi: 10.21037/jss.2017.05.06 > read more Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Distance Patients Will Travel for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Albert Edward Telfeian, MD, PhD, Menno Iprenburg, MD, and Ralf Wagner, MD In: Pain Physician 2017; 20:E145-E149 > read more
A randomised controlled trial of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy vs microdiscectomy Alastair Gibson et al In: European Spine Journal, 2016 November, //dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6250247 >read more
Transpedicular Lumbar Endoscopic Surgery for Highly Migrated Disk Extrusions: Preliminary Series and Surgical Technique Guntram Krzok, Albert Edward Telfeian, Ralf Wagner, Menno Iprenburg In: World Neurosurgery (2016) 95:299-303. > read more
Transpedicular endoscopic surgery for lumbar spinal synovial cyst—report of two cases. Krzok G, Telfeian AE, Wagner R, Iprenburg M. Journal of Spine Surgery 2.4 (2016): 310. > read more
Transforaminal Endoscopic Solution to a Kyphoplasty Complication: Technical Note Ralf Wagner, Albert E. Telfeian, Menno Iprenburg, Guntram Krzok, Ziya Gokaslan, David B. Choi, Francesco G. Pucci, Adetkumbo Oyelese In: www.worldneurosurgery.org/article/S1878-8750(16)30086-9/Abstract > read more
Transforaminal Endoscopic Foraminoplasty and Discectomy for the Treatment of a Thoracic Disc Herniation Ralf Wagner, Albert E. Telfeian, Menno Iprenburg, Guntram Krzok, Ziya Gokaslan, David B. Choi, Francesco G. Pucci, Adetkunbo Oyelese In: www.worldneurosurgery.org/article/S1878-8750(16)00332-6/Abstract > read more
Structural Preservation Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Interlaminar Discectomy for L5-S1 Herniated Nucleus Pulposus Jung-Sup Lee, Hyeun-Sung Kim, Jee-Soo Jang, Il-Tae Jang In: Hindawi Publishing Corporation, BioMed Research International, Volume 2016, Article ID 6250247, 9 pages, //dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6250247 > read more
A cost utility comparison of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy and microdiscectomy Chloe E.H. Scott, J.N. Alastair Gibson In: Podium Presentations / The Spine Journal 20 (2016) p45–p63; > read more
The Effect and Feasibility Study of Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Via Superior Border of Inferior Pedicle Approach for Down-Migrated Intracanal Disc Herniations Jinwei Ying, Kelun Huang, Minyu Zhu, Beibei Zhou, Yu Wang, Bi Chen, Honglin Teng In: Medicine,Volume 95, Number 8, February 2016 > read more
Comparison of Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy and Open Lumbar Microdiscectomy for Young Adults: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study Sang-Soak Ahn, Sang-Hyeon Kim, Dong-Won Kim, Byung-Hun Lee In: World Neurosurgery (2016) 86:250-258 > read more
Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for L5-S1 Disc Herniation: Consideration of the Relation between the Iliac Crest and L5-S1 Disc Kyung-Chul Choi and Choon-Keun Park In: www.painphysicianjournal.com > read more
Efficacy of Transforaminal Endoscopic Spine System (TESSYS) technique in treating lumbar disc herniation. Pan, Zhimin, et al. In: Medical science monitor: international medical journal of experimental and clinical research 22 (2016): 530. > read more
A meta-analysis of endoscopic discectomy versus open discectomy for symptomatic lumbar disk herniation Lin Cong, Yue Zhu, Guanjun Tu In: European Spine Journal (2016) 25:134–143; DOI 10.1007/s00586-015-3776-6 > read more
Endoscopic lumbar discectomy under local anesthesia may be an alternative to microdiscectomy: A single centre’s experience using the far lateral approach. T. Sanusi, J. Davis, N. Nicassio, I. Malik In: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 139 (2015) 324–327 > read more
Transforaminal endoscopic foraminotomy for acute neuralgia J N Alastair Gibson and Menno Iprenburg Poster ISSLS 2015 > read more
Outcome Measures of an Intracanal, Endoscopic Transforaminal Decompression Technique: Initial Findings from the MIS Prospective Registry J. A. Sclafani, K. Raiszadeh, D. Laich, J. Shen, M. Bennett, R. Blok, K. Liang, C. W. Kim At: ISASS 2015 > read more
Transforaminal endoscopic surgery under local analgesia for ventral epidural thoracic spinal tumor: Case report Albert E. Telfeian, David B. Choi, Daniel M. Aghion In: Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2015 Apr 4;134:1-3 > read more
Transforaminal endoscopic solution to disk reherniation post-mini-TLIF: Case report Albert E Telfeian In: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 131 (2015) 69–71 > read more
Early experience with cervical endoscopic spinal surgery (CESS): a potential adjunct to ACDF/disc arthroplasty Gavin S.C. Brown, J N Alastair Gibson; Poster BASS 2015 In: The Spine Journal, March 2, 2015, Volume 15, Issue 3, Supplement, page S74 > read more
The surgical outcome and the surgical strategy of percutaneous endoscopic discectomy for recurrent disk herniation. Kim CH, Chung CK, Sohn S, Lee S, Park SB. In: J Spinal Disord Tech 2014 Dec; 27(8):415-22 > read more
The Surgical Treatment of Single Level Multi-Focal Subarticular and Paracentral and/or Far-Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniations: The Single Incision Full Endoscopic Approach J.J. Yue , D. Scott, X. Han, A. Yacob In: Int J Spine Surg. 2014; 8: 16. Published online 2014 Dec 1. doi: 10.14444/1016 > read more
Outpatient, Awake, Ultra-Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniations Gabriele P. Jasper, Gina M. Francisco, Albert E. Telfeian In: Rhode Island Medical Journal, June 2014, pp. 38-40 > read more
Clinical Benefits of Ultra-Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Awake Obese Patients in an Outpatient Setting: A Retrospective Evaluation of Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy with Foraminotomy Gabriele P Jasper, Gina M Francisco, David B Choi, Deus Cielo, Curtis E Doberstein and Albert E Telfeian In: JSM Neurosurg Spine 2014 2(5): 1041. > read more
Percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy for pediatric lumbar disc herniation Xiandi Wang, Jiancheng Zeng, Hongfei Nie, Guo Chen, Zhuhai Li, Hushan Jiang, Qingquan Kong, Yueming Song, Hao Liu In: Child's Nervous System, May 2014, Volume 30, Issue 5, pp 897-902 > read more
Technical considerations in transforaminal endoscopic discectomy with foraminoplasty for the treatment of spondylolisthesis: Case report Gabriele P. Jasper, Gina M. Francisco, Daniel Aghion, Albert E. Telfeian In: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 119 (2014) 84–87 > read more
Reoperation Rate After Surgery for Lumbar Herniated Intervertebral Disc Disease Nationwide Cohort Study Chi Heon, Chun Kee Chung, Choon Seon Park, Boram Choi, Min Jung Kim, Byung Joo Park In: SPINE 2013 April 1, Volume 38, Number 7, pp 581–590 > read more
Lumbar Decompressive Laminectomy or Laminotomy for Degenerative Conditions: “Outcome Comparison of Traditional Open versus Less Invasive Techniques" Reginald Q Knight, Melissa Scribani, Nicole Krupa, Scott Grainger, Craig Goldberg, Carl Spivak and Paul Jenkins In: J Spine 2013, S2:006 > read more
Outcome Measures of an Intracanal, Endoscopic Transforaminal Decompression Technique Joseph A. Sclafani, Kamshad Raiszadeh, Choll W. Kim Presented at SMISS 2013 Annual Conference > read more
Clinical Success of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy with foraminotomy: A retrospective evaluation Gabriele P. Jasper, Gina M. Francisco, Albert E. Telfeian In: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, August 2013 Volume 115, Issue 10, Pages 1961–1965 > read more
The Current State of Endoscopic Disc Surgery: Review of Controlled Studies Comparing Full-Endoscopic Procedures for Disc Herniations to Standard Procedures Christof Birkenmaier, Martin Komp, Hansjoerg F Leu, Bernd Wegener, Sebastian Ruetten In: Pain Physician 2013;16;335-344 > read more
Morphometric analysis of the YESS and TESSYS techniques of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy Gu Xin, He Shi-Sheng, Zhang Hai-Long In: Clin Anat. 2013 Sep;26(6):728-34 > read more
Outcomes Following Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery - Two Year Results Calum Arthur, J N Alastair Gibson At: ISSLS Annual Meeting 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona - Poster Presentation > read more
Radiation Exposure to the Surgeon During Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Prospective Study Ahn, Yong; Kim, Chang-Ho; Lee, June Ho; Lee, Sang-Ho; Kim, Jin-Sung In: Spine April 2013, Volume 38, Issue 7, p 617–625 > read more
Comparison of Patient Functional Outcome and System Reimbursement for Lumbar Decompression via Standard Open versus Less Invasive Techniques R.Q. Knight, C. Goldberg, C. Spivak, P. Jenkins, M. Scribani, N. Krupa In: ISASS13, Full Abstract Book, 2013 > read more
Endoscopic Transforaminal Discoplasty in Disc Degeneration and Low Back Pain Lumbar Therapies and Outcomes M. Schubert, A. Helmbrecht, C. Schultz, C. Wagner In: ISASS13, Full Abstract Book, 2013 > read more
Endoscopic Transforaminal Discectomy for an Extruded Lumbar Disc Herniation Gabriele P. Jasper, Gina M. Francisco, and Albert E. Telfeian In: Pain Physician 2013;16;E31-E35 > read more
Learning curve of full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy Hsien-Ta Hsu, Shang-Jen Chang, Stephen S. Yang, Chung Liang Chai In: Eur Spine J (2013) 22:727–733 > read more
Transforaminal endoscopic spinal surgery: The future ‘gold standard’ for discectomy? A review J.N. Alastair Gibson, Jonathan G. Cowie, Menno Iprenburg In: The Surgeon 2012 Oct;10(5):290-6 > read more
Transforaminal Endoscopic Approach for Intra and Extraforaminal Disc Herniations M. Iprenburg In: European Spine Journal 2012; 21(suppl 2):S262–3.; Presented at BritSpine 2012 > read more
Endoscopic Spine Surgery – Now and Looking Towards the Future A Summary of an Educational Symposium Held at the Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, 3 November 2011 Janet Manson In: European Musculoskeletal Review Volume 7, Issue 2, Spring 2012 > read more
Transforaminal endoscopic or micro-discectomy – early results of a randomized controlled trial S. Molyneux, H.J. Spens and J.N.A. Gibson In: J Bone Joint Surg Br 2012 vol. 94-B no. SUPP X 085 > read more
Percutaneous Posterolateral Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy: Clinical Outcome, Complications, and Learning Curve Evaluation Tenenbaum S, Arzi H, Herman A, Friedlander A, Levinkopf M, Arnold PM, Caspi I. In: Surg Technol Int. 2011 Dec 1;XXI:278-283 > read more
Bilateral Operation of Lumbar Degenerative Central Spinal Stenosis in Full-endoscopic Interlaminar Technique With Unilateral Approach. Prospective 2-year Results of 74 Patients Martin Komp, Patrick Hahn, Harry Merk, Georgios Godolias, Sebastian Ruetten In: J Spinal Disord Tech July 2011, Volume 24, Issue 5, p 281-287 > read more
Endoscopic transforaminal discectomy in primary & recurrent lumbar disc herniation M. Schubert In: Abstracts of the 29th ISMISS 2011, Zurich Switzerland > read more
An attempt at clinically defining and assessing minimally invasive surgery compared with traditional “open” spinal surgery. McAfee PC, Garfin SR, Rodgers WB, Allen RT, Phillips F, & Kim C (2011). In: SAS journal, 5(4), 125-130. > read more
Guidelines for Percutaneous Endoscopic Spinal Surgery C. Birkenmaier, J. Chiu, A. Fontanella, H. Leu & S. Ruetten In: ISMISS, Issue 2, February 2010 > read more
Endoscopic transforaminal discectomy (ETD) Schubert M. Transforaminal endosc. discectomy (TESSYS®- technique) experience Iearning curve Fürstenberg C., Wiedenhofer B., Doustar S., Putz C., Akbar M. In: Abstracts of the 28th ISMISS in January 2010, Zurich Switzerland > read more
Transforaminal Endoscopic Stenosis Surgery – A Comparative Study of Laser and Reamed Foraminoplasty Rudolf Morgenstern In: European Musculoskeletal Disease Volume 4, Issue 1, 2009 > read more
Transforaminal endoscopic stenosis surgery (TESS) Morgenstern R. TESTM transforaminal endoscopic lumbar surgery: technique/experience since 2004 Alfen F. In: Abstracts of the 27th ISMISS 2009, January 29-30, Zurich Switzerland > read more
Endoscopic Transforaminal Discectomy for Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Prospective, Cohort Evaluation of 262 Consecutive Cases Hoogland, Thomas; van den Brekel-Dijkstra, Karolien; Schubert, Michael; Miklitz, Boris In: Spine, 20 April 2008, Volume 33, Issue 9, pp 973-978 >read more
Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery in Lumbar Disc Herniation in an Economic Crisis - The TESSYS Method Menno Iprenburg and Alexander Godschalx In: US Musculoskeletal Review 2008 > read more
Pre-operative Planning for Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminal Decompression - A Prospective Study Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski In: European Musculoskeletal Review, Volume 3 Issue 1, 2008 > read more
Abstracts of the 1st World Congress of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & Techniques (WCMISST), Honolulu Hawai, June 2008 > read more
Full-Endoscopic Interlaminar and Transforaminal Lumbar Discectomy Versus Conventional Microsurgical Technique: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study Sebastian Ruetten, Martin Komp, Harry Merk, Georgios Godolias In: Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2008 Apr 20;33(9):931-939 > read more
Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery - Technique and Provisional Results in Primary Disc Herniation Menno Iprenburg In: European Musculoskeletal Review Issue 2, 2007 > read more
Developments in the Area of Endoscopic Spine Surgery Florian Maria Alfen In: European Musculoskeletal Review 2006 > read more
Endoscopic Transforaminal Nucleotomy with Foraminoplasty for Lumbar Disk Herniation Michael Schubert, Thomas Hoogland In: Bilingual Edition of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Volume 17, Issue 6, Dec 2005 > read more
A Prospective, Randomized Study Comparing the Results of Open Discectomy with Those of Video-Assisted Arthroscopic Microdiscectomy Frank u. Hermantin; Todd Peters; Louis Quartararo; Parviz Kambin In: J Bone Joint Surg Am, 1999 Jul;81(7):958-65 > read more
Uniportal Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Wagner R, Haefner M
Neurospine 2020;17(Suppl 1):S120-S128.
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Enhanced Recovery Following Interbody Fusion by Transforaminal Endoscopic Techniques.
Gibson JNA et al.
P305 GSJ 9(2S) 2019
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Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion: technical note and preliminary clinical experience with 2-year follow-up.
Wu Jet al.
BioMed Research International 2018.
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Fully-endoscopic lumbar laminectomy and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion under local anesthesia/conscious sedation: a case series.
Shen J.
World Neurosurgery (2019).
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Reduced Acute Care Costs With the ERAS® Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Compared With Conventional Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.
Wang MY et al.
Neurosurgery (2017).
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Two-year comparative outcomes of MIS lateral and MIS transforaminal interbody fusion in the treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis: part I: clinical findings.
Sembrano JN et al.
Spine 41 (2016): S123-S132.
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Comparative effectiveness and economic evaluations of open versus minimally invasive posterior or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.
Goldstein CL et al.
Spine 41.1 (2016): S74-S89.
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Two-Year Comparative Outcomes of MIS Lateral and MIS Transforaminal Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis.
Isaacs RE et al.
Spine 41.1 (2016): S133-S144.
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The anatomic rationale for transforaminal endoscopic interbody fusion: a cadaveric analysis.
Hardenbrook M, Telfeian AE et al.
Neurosurgical focus 40.2 (2016): E12
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