Does Preservation of Ligamentum Flavum in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Interlaminar Discectomy Improve Clinical Outcomes?

Does Preservation of Ligamentum Flavum in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Interlaminar Discectomy Improve Clinical Outcomes?

Objective Ligamentum flavum (LF) is an important anatomical structure for prevention of postoperative adhesions, but the opening of LF is necessary for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar interlaminar discectomy (PEID). Although the defect in LF is small with conventional PEID, the defect could be minimi...

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Main Authors: Urim Lee, Chi Heon Kim, Calvin C. Kuo, Yunhee Choi, Sung Bae Park, Seung Heon Yang, Chang-Hyun Lee, Kyoung-Tae Kim, Chun Kee Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2019-03-01
Series:Neurospine
Subjects:
Ligamentum flavum
Operation
Outcomes
Percutaneous discectomy
Spine
lumbar disc herniation
Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-1938008-004.pdf

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