Comparison between microendoscopic laminectomy and open posterior decompression surgery for two-level lumbar spinal stenosis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
MEL required an equivalent operating time and resulted in less intraoperative blood loss compared with laminectomy in two-level procedures. The incidence of SSI was significantly lower in the MEL group.
Authors
- Naohiro Kawamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2670-4228)
- Yujiro Takeshita
- Nobuhiro Hara
- Takashi Ono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8043-660X)
- So Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0835-2724)
- Yuki Taniguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2329-123X)
- Hiroki Iwai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5722-8706)
- Masayoshi Fukushima
- Sakae Tanaka
- Junya Miyahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6369-5829)
- Akiro Higashikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8048-5893)
- Hiroyuki Nakarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-309X)
- Yasushi Oshima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-1846)
- Hideki Nakamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6929-9619)
Institutions
- Japanese Red Cross Medical Center (JP)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- Yokohama Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety (JP)
- Musashino Red Cross Hospital (JP)
- Tokyo Yamate Medical Center (JP)
- Toranomon Hospital (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08090-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42