Technical Note on Unilateral Biportal Lumbar Endoscopic Interbody Fusion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Surgical Anatomy
3. Surgical Technique
3.1. Anaesthesia and Positioning
3.2. Equipment
3.3. Skin Incision and Docking
3.4. Inferior Articular Process Facetectomy
3.5. Superior Articular Process Facetectomy
3.6. Decompression and Discectomy
3.7. Endplate Preparation
3.8. Cage Insertion with Retractors
3.9. Percutaneous Posterior Instrumentation under Fluoroscopic Guidance
4. Case Example
4.1. Case 1: Madam M
4.2. Case 2: Madam R
4.3. Case 3: Madam M
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lau, E.T.-C.; Wu, P.H. Technical Note on Unilateral Biportal Lumbar Endoscopic Interbody Fusion. Surg. Tech. Dev. 2022, 11, 71-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/std11020007
Lau ET-C, Wu PH. Technical Note on Unilateral Biportal Lumbar Endoscopic Interbody Fusion. Surgical Techniques Development. 2022; 11(2):71-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/std11020007
Chicago/Turabian StyleLau, Eugene Tze-Chun, and Pang Hung Wu. 2022. "Technical Note on Unilateral Biportal Lumbar Endoscopic Interbody Fusion" Surgical Techniques Development 11, no. 2: 71-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/std11020007