João Paulo Machado Bergamaschi, Kelsen de Oliveira Teixeira, Thiago Queiroz Soares, Fernando Flores de Araújo, Gustavo Vitelli Depieri, Ariel Falbel Lugão, Rangel Roberto de Assis, Ricardo Squiapati Graciano, Luiz Henrique Dias Sandon, Esthael Cristina Querido Avelar Bergamaschi, Herton Rodrigo Tavares Costa, Helton Luiz Aparecido Defino
BACKGROUND: The authors conducted a 2-year retrospective follow-up to investigate the efficiency of an extraforaminal full-endoscopic approach with foraminoplasty used to treat lateral compressive diseases of the lumbar spine in 247 patients. METHODS: The visual analogue scale (VAS), Oswestry disability index (ODI), and MacNab scale were used to analyze the results collected during the preoperative and postoperative periods. RESULTS: The most common diagnosis was disk herniation with lateral recess stenosis, and the most common surgical level among patients was between L4 and L5 on the left side...
February 28, 2023: Journal of Personalized Medicine