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Fully endoscopic lumbar spinal surgery: Is it time to change?

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Spinal surgery is becoming safer and progressively less invasive with advances in optical and instrument technology. The amount of decompression achievable with endoscopic approaches is now comparable to open approaches… Click to show full abstract

Spinal surgery is becoming safer and progressively less invasive with advances in optical and instrument technology. The amount of decompression achievable with endoscopic approaches is now comparable to open approaches with the advantage of much less tissue trauma. This review aims at examining the status of endoscopic approaches in lumbar decompressive surgery.

Keywords: lumbar spinal; surgery time; surgery; fully endoscopic; spinal surgery; endoscopic lumbar

Journal Title: Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
Year Published: 2021

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