Background The indications of different endoscopic and endoscopically assisted translaminar
approaches for lumbar spinal stenosis are not well-defined, and validated protocols for the …

Background Regional differences in acceptance and utilization of MISST by spine surgeons
may have an impact on clinical decision-making and the surgical treatment of common …

Background Training of spine surgeons may impact the availability of contemporary minimally
invasive spinal surgery (MIS) to patients and drive spine surgeons’ clinical decision-…

Background New onset of acute dysethetic leg pain due to irritation of the dorsal root ganglion
(DRG) following uneventful recovery from an expertly executed lumbar transforaminal …

Background The indications and contraindications to the endoscopic transforaminal
approach for lumbar spinal stenosis are not well defined. Methods We performed a Kaplan-Meier …

Background This study aimed to analyze the motivators and obstacles to the implementation
of minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques (MISST) by spinal surgeons. Motivators and …

Background: Incidental dural tears during lumbar endoscopy can be challenging to manage.
There is limited literature on their appropriate management, risk factors, and the clinical …

Background: Endoscopically visualized spine surgery has become an essential tool that aids
in identifying and treating anatomical spine pathologies that are not well demonstrated by …

Background Durotomy during endoscopic spine surgery can cause a patient’s neurological
or cardiovascular status to deteriorate unexpectedly intra- or postoperatively. There is …

Personalized care models are dominating modern medicine. These models are rooted in
teaching future physicians the skill set to keep up with innovation. In orthopedic surgery and …