Research Article: Long-Term Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Propensity Score Matching Study
Abstract:
Over the past several decades, full-endoscopic discectomy (FED) has undergone significant technological maturity, and its indications have expanded from lumbar disc herniation (LDH) to thoracic and cervical disc herniation., Compared with open spine surgery, FED has the advantages of less invasiveness, less trauma, faster recovery, and less impact on adjacent intervertebral discs., However, the widespread use of FED is associated with certain complications, and previous studies have shown that FED procedure per se could result in biomechanical deterioration.– The long-term follow-up for FED is anticipated to examine clinical efficacy, explore postoperative morphological changes, and timely detect complications. Currently, most of the long-term FED follow-up results are limited to patient-reported clinical outcomes, while few studies have investigated the long-term postoperative radiographic changes. Therefore, a long-term follow-up involving both radiographic and clinical analysis is needed to better understand its cost-effectiveness.
Introduction:
Over the past several decades, full-endoscopic discectomy (FED) has undergone significant technological maturity, and its indications have expanded from lumbar disc herniation (LDH) to thoracic and cervical disc herniation. , Compared with open spine surgery, FED has the advantages of less invasiveness, less trauma, faster recovery, and less impact on adjacent intervertebral discs. , However, the widespread use of FED is associated with certain complications, and previous studies have shown that FED procedure per…
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