Rationale of Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A New Paradigm Shift In Spine Surgery From Patient’s benefits to Public Interest In This New Era of Pandemic

Advancement of technology and surgical skills act in synergy to lead to exploration of new solutions in spine surgery. One of the key areas of spine innovation is endoscopic spine surgery and its application to a broader spectrum of conditions with the aim of reducing perioperative morbidities, soft...

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Main Authors: Hyeun Sung Kim, Pang Hung Wu, Il-Tae Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique
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Online Access:http://www.jmisst.org/upload/pdf/jmisst-2021-00031.pdf
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Summary:Advancement of technology and surgical skills act in synergy to lead to exploration of new solutions in spine surgery. One of the key areas of spine innovation is endoscopic spine surgery and its application to a broader spectrum of conditions with the aim of reducing perioperative morbidities, soft tissue and bony conservation and yet achieving long term target outcomes of gold standard traditional open spine surgery. Twenty first century marks the new century of opportunities and challenges, in the face of threat of Coronavirus pandemic and difficult circumstances in hospital bed management and limitation in medical resources, minimally invasiveness is evolving from individual patients’ benefits to public interest.
ISSN:2508-2043