Neurospine.  2020 Jul;17(Suppl 1):S20-S33. 10.14245/ns.2040116.058.

A Narrative Review of Development of Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Spine Surgery

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  • 1Nanoori Gangnam Hospital, Spine Surgery, Seoul, Korea
  • 2National University Health System, JurongHealth Campus, Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore

Abstract

In the first phase of development of lumbar endoscopic spine surgery, the focus was on removal of soft disc material through the working corridor of Kambin’s triangle using transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy. With the introduction of the interlaminar approach and increased interest from both industry and surgeons, there has been an exponential development of endoscopic surgical equipment and a corresponding expansion of endoscopic techniques. Endoscopic treatment strategies are applied to conditions ranging from contained prolapsed intervertebral discs to noncontained migrated herniated discs, hard calcified discs, spinal stenosis in the central or lateral recess and the foraminal and extraforaminal region, and other combinations of degenerative conditions requiring decompression or fusion surgery. The further expansion of endoscopic surgical management involving complicated spinal cases and the final quartet of trauma, infections, tumors, and possibly deformities could be the future stage of endoscopic spine surgery development. This article covers the full range of current treatment strategies and presents possible future developments of endoscopic spine surgery for the management of lumbar spinal conditions.

Keyword

Degenerative spinal disease; Endoscopic spine surgery; Decompression; Spinal fusion; Lumbar spine; Discectomy
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