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.

How I do it? Posterior full-endoscopic cervical discectomy with retrocorporeal technique and hemilaminectomy for highly migrated cervical disk herniation.

Background: Given that highly migrated cervical disk herniation (CDH) is a rare condition, its treatment remains controversial as reported by Srinivasan (2011). When the primary pathology is located posterior or lateral to the lateral edge of the spinal cord that causes a foraminal or far lateral disk herniation, a posterior full-endoscopic cervical discectomy (pFECD) may be appropriate as reported by Ahn (2020).

Methods: We introduced the pFECD with retrocorporeal technique and hemilaminectomy performed on a case of C4/C5 highly downward migrated CDH with left C5/C6 cervical neural foraminal stenosis (Fig.

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.

Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for L5-S1 Disc Herniation With High Iliac Crest: Technical Note and Preliminary Series.

With the trend of minimally invasive spine surgery, full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy (FELD) has evolved with the advancement of the optics and instruments. Regarding the techniques, the transforaminal and interlaminar approach remain the major accesses in FELD. Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD) is an effective and safe treatment for herniation of the lumbar disc.