Foraminoplasty Performed with a Trephine and a New Tool in Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Guangye ZhuJiahui HeZefeng SongHonglin ChenZhilin GePeng ZhangHui RenYuwei LiJingjing Tang Xiaobing Jiang

Published in: Orthopaedic surgery (2024)

The combination of a trephine with an anchor drill was demonstrated to be safe and effective in foraminoplasty in TELD, improving the success rate of foraminoplasty and reducing neurological complications compared to using trephine alone.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
risk factors
brain injury
blood brain barrier
endoscopic submucosal dissection