A Novel Unilateral Bi/Multi‐Portal Endoscopic Transforaminal Interbody Fusion Utilizing Uniaxial Spinal Endoscope Instead of Arthroscope: Technical Note and Preliminary Clinical Results
UME-TLIF is an endoscopy-assisted fusion procedure that minimizes muscle damage in patients and allows early rehabilitation. This technique broadens the surgical applications of uniaxial spinal endoscope as a surgical tool, particularly benefitingpatients diagnosed with severe lumbar disc herniation and lumbar instability.
Authors
- Qin Fu
- Long Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-888X)
- Gen Ba
- Liyu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0497-1819)
- Liqing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2862-1242)
- Feng Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5721-2539)
- Min Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0508-0735)
Institutions
- China Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/os.14286
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province