Neurosurgical Focus Volume 40 Issue 2: Endoscopic Spine Surgery (2016)

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Introduction: Endoscopic spine surgery

Authors: Ziya L. Gokaslan, Albert E. Telfeian and Michael Y. Wang

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.11.FOCUS15597

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Feb 2016

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A brief history of endoscopic spine surgery

Authors: Albert E. Telfeian, Anand Veeravagu, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese and Ziya L. Gokaslan

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.11.FOCUS15429

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Clinical outcomes after percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective case series

Authors: Pravesh S. Gadjradj, Maurits W. van Tulder, Clemens M. F. Dirven, Wilco C. Peul and B. Sanjay Harhangi

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.10.FOCUS15484

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Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy to relieve sciatica and delay fusion in a 31-year-old man with pars defects and low-grade spondylolisthesis

Authors: Karthik Madhavan, Lee Onn Chieng, Christoph P. Hofstetter and Michael Y. Wang

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.11.FOCUS15512

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Does the microendoscopic technique reduce mortality and major complications in patients undergoing lumbar discectomy? A propensity score–matched analysis using a nationwide administrative database

Authors: Junichi Ohya, Yasushi Oshima, Hirotaka Chikuda, Takeshi Oichi, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Sakae Tanaka and Hideo Yasunaga

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.10.FOCUS15479

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Early experience with endoscopic foraminotomy in patients with moderate degenerative deformity

Authors: Karthik Madhavan, Lee Onn Chieng, Lynn McGrath, Christoph P. Hofstetter and Michael Y. Wang

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.11.FOCUS15511

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Patient radiation exposure during transforaminal lumbar endoscopic spine surgery: a prospective study

Authors: Menno Iprenburg, Ralf Wagner, Alexander Godschalx and Albert E. Telfeian

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.11.FOCUS15485

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Transforaminal endoscopic decompression of a postoperative dislocated bone fragment after a 2-level lumbar total disc replacement: case report

Authors: Ralf Wagner, Menno Iprenburg and Albert E. Telfeian

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.11.FOCUS15492

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Technical considerations in transforaminal endoscopic spine surgery at the thoracolumbar junction: report of 3 cases

Authors: Albert E. Telfeian, Gabriele P. Jasper, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese and Ziya L. Gokaslan

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.10.FOCUS15372

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Feb 2016

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Early experience with endoscopic revision of lumbar spinal fusions

Authors: Lynn B. McGrath Jr., Karthik Madhavan, Lee Onn Chieng, Michael Y. Wang and Christoph P. Hofstetter

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.10.FOCUS15503

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Feb 2016

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The endoscopic transoral approach to the craniovertebral junction: an anatomical study with a clinical example

Authors: Andrew K. Chan, Arnau Benet, Junichi Ohya, Xin Zhang, Todd D. Vogel, Daniel W. Flis, Ivan H. El-Sayed and Praveen V. Mummaneni

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.11.FOCUS15498

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Feb 2016

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The anatomic rationale for transforaminal endoscopic interbody fusion: a cadaveric analysis

Authors: Mitchell Hardenbrook, Sergio Lombardo, Miles C. Wilson and Albert E. Telfeian

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.10.FOCUS15389

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Feb 2016

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Endoscopic minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion without general anesthesia: initial clinical experience with 1-year follow-up

Authors: Michael Y. Wang and Jay Grossman

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https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.11.FOCUS15435

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Volume 40 (2016): Issue 2 (Feb 2016): Endoscopic Spine Surgery