Publications by authors named "Facundo Van Isseldyk"
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- The study reviews the evolution and effectiveness of the anterior transcorporeal approach in minimally invasive cervical spine surgery, highlighting its advantages over traditional methods for treating conditions like radiculopathy and myelopathy.
- A thorough literature review was conducted, analyzing various studies to assess the technique’s historical development, biomechanical aspects, implementation, and clinical outcomes.
- Results indicate that this approach shows promising clinical results and has gained support due to advancements in medical technology and innovative surgical practices, making it a viable alternative for specific cervical spine disorders.
Background: Degenerative lumbar spine disease is the leading cause of disability and work absenteeism worldwide. Lumbar microdiscectomy became the standard treatment for herniated discs and stenotic disease. With the evolution of different techniques, endoscopic spinal surgery emerged to minimize the surgical footprint while providing at least non-inferior results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: We sought to explore the barriers and limitations preventing the widespread use of tubular lumbar spine decompressions in Latin America.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using a survey designed specifically by the authors. This survey was mailed to all spine surgeons who are members of AO Spine Latin America.
Objective: We aim to report the outcomes and feasibility of endoscopic spine surgery used to treat symptomatic spinal metastases patients. This is the most extensive series of spinal metastases patients who underwent endoscopic spine surgery.
Methods: A worldwide collaborative network group of endoscopic spine surgeons, named 'ESSSORG,' was established.
Purpose: To describe the surgical technique and methodology to successfully plan and execute an endoscopic foraminotomy in patients with isthmic or degenerative spondylolisthesis, according to each patient's unique characteristics.
Methods: Thirty patients with degenerative or isthmic spondylolisthesis (SL) with radicular symptoms were included from March 2019 to September 2022. Treating physician registered patients' baseline and imaging characteristics, as well as preoperative back pain VAS, leg pain VAS and ODI.
Objective: The ever-growing number of articles related to full-endoscopic spine surgery published in the last few decades presents a challenge which is perplexing and time-consuming in identifying the current research status. The study aims to identify and analyze the most cited works related to full-endoscopic decompression spine surgery, compare the articles published by different publishers and area, and show the current publication status of full-endoscopic research.
Methods: Using Bibliometrix, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer, we analyzed the bibliometric data selected from the Web of Science database between 1992 and 2022.
Objective: The study aims to assess the current development status of transforaminal full-endoscopic spine surgery (TFES) by exploring and analyzing the published literature to obtain an overview of this field and discover the evolution and emerging topics that are underrepresented.
Methods: Using Bibliometrix, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer, we analyzed the bibliometric data selected from the Web of Science Core Collection between January 2002 and November 2022. The descriptive and evaluative analyses of authors, institutes, countries, journals, keywords, and references are compiled.
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- The study conducted a systematic review to create a decision-making algorithm for choosing between two surgical approaches for lumbar disc herniation: transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD) and interlaminar endoscopic lumbar discectomy (IELD).
- Over the years, full-endoscopic discectomy has increased in popularity, but there has been no formal algorithm to guide surgeons in selecting the best approach.
- The researchers analyzed 474 articles and narrowed it down to 53 relevant studies to inform the algorithm, which recommends TELD for specific zones and levels of lumbar disc herniation.
Objective: The objective of the study was to conduct a single-arm meta-analysis and comprehensive systematic review to identify the efficacy and safety of transforaminal endoscopic surgery for the treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS).
Methods: The meta-analysis was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses statement. The PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases were searched from inception to February 20, 2022.
Background: Awake craniotomy has become the gold standard in various cranial procedures. As part of the awake technique, three-point pin fixation of the patient's head is important. One of the issues we encountered is the problem of matching the scalp infiltration site with the final pin position.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ossification of the ligamentum flavum is a widely described pathology in eastern Asia. Cases have been reported in northern Africa, the Middle-East, India, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America, but no cases from Latin America have been published in the literature. It affects mostly elderly men, with a possible association with obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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