Navigation-Assisted Full-Endoscopic Radiofrequency Rhizotomy Versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for Sacroiliac Joint Pain Treatment: Comparative Study.

Objective: Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is a common cause of chronic low back pain. Full-endoscopic rhizotomy of lateral branches of dorsal rami innervating SIJ is a potential option for patients' refractory to medical treatment. The full-endoscopic rhizotomy is sometimes challenging under fluoroscopic guidance.

A Pilot Study of Radiculopathy Following Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture in Elderly Patients: An Algorithmic Approach to Surgical Management.

Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) due to severe and refractory back pain or neurological complications require surgical treatment. In this study, patients with radiculopathy due to foraminal stenosis following OVCF were surgically managed by performing transforaminal full-endoscopic lumbar foraminoplasty and/or discectomy (FELFD). From May 2015 to November 2019, fifteen patients underwent transforaminal FELFD.

How I do it? Fully endoscopic rhizotomy assisted with three-dimensional robotic C-arm navigation for sacroiliac joint pain.

Background: In some cases, the conventional C-arm fluoroscopy can barely identify anatomical landmarks such as the dorsal sacral foramen. A fully endoscopic rhizotomy under three-dimensional (3D) provides satisfactory results in the treatment of sacroiliac (SI) joint pain.

Methods: The workflow of a fully endoscopic rhizotomy under 3D robotic C-arm navigation system is introduced.

Suprapedicular Retrocorporeal Technique of Transforaminal Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Highly Downward-Migrated Disc Herniation.

Objective: Anatomical barriers (e.g., pedicles, narrow foramina) can hinder direct access to, and removal of, disc fragments that have migrated far downward.

Full Endoscopic Removal of Cervical Spinal Epidural Abscess: Case Report and Technical Note.

Spinal epidural abscess is a rare disease that is less likely to occur in the cervical region. When it occurs here, cervical spondylodiscitis can develop. Surgical treatment is recommended because of possible life-threatening septic and neurological complications.

Technical Considerations of Interlaminar Approach for Lumbar Disc Herniation.

With the evolution of endoscopic instruments and techniques, full-endoscopic spine surgery has attracted more attention worldwide in recent years. At the initial stage, surgeons conducted endoscopic lumbar discectomy using the transforaminal approach. Next, interlaminar endoscopic lumbar discectomy was developed to treat a herniation disc at the L5-S1 level.

Symptomatic Lumbar Juxtafacet Cyst Treated by Full Endoscopic Surgery.

Background: Juxtafacet cysts (JFCs) include both synovial and ganglion cysts adjacent to a spinal facet joint or arising from the ligamentum flavum of the spinal facet joints. Various treatments have been proposed; however, a surgical approach appears to be most effective. The aim of this study was to review patients with lumbar JFCs treated using a full endoscopic approach and elaborate the details of the surgical routes and techniques and their merits and pitfalls.

Full Endoscopic Discectomy, Debridement, and Drainage for High-Risk Patients with Spondylodiscitis.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and clinical results of full endoscopic debridement and drainage (FEDD) for high-risk patients with spondylodiscitis.

Methods: Fourteen patients who underwent FEDD at our institution between November 2015 and September 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. All patients had single-level infectious spondylodiscitis and were high-risk candidates for surgery.

Utilizing real-time contrast medium to detect the fistula of giant spinal arachnoid cyst and treat with minimal invasive surgery.

Background: Spinal arachnoid cysts are rare and have varied clinical manifestations depending on the affected spinal region and nerve roots. A complete cyst excision with fistula closure is the first choice of treatment. However, it might be difficult to localize the specific position of the fistula because previous images have no enhancements or the fistula is too tiny to be detected.