Reducing Postoperative Neurological Complications in Uniportal Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Efficacy of the GUARD Technique Combined With Delayed Ligamentum Flavectomy
The GUARD technique and delayed ligamentum flavectomy significantly enhance patient safety by reducing postoperative radicular pain and neurapraxia without incurring additional costs. These techniques are easy to learn and integrate into existing surgical workflows, offering a valuable improvement for surgeons performing FE-TLIF procedures.
Authors
- Yuan‐Fu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7363-4851)
- Chao‐Jui Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3392-2701)
- Keng-Chang Liu
- Hao‐Chun Chuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9408-0651)
- Yu-Meng Hsiao
- Hyeun Sung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5361-5234)
- Yu‐Chia Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5666-9238)
- Chien‐Min Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8331-8588)
- Cheng‐Li Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7315-7709)
- Yi-Hung Huang
Institutions
- National Chung Cheng University (TW)
- China Medical University (TW)
- An-Nan Hospital (TW)
- Chia-Yi Christian Hospital (TW)
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
- Changhua Christian Hospital (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurospine
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.2448656.328
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42
Funders
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital
- National Cheng Kung University
- National Science and Technology Council
- Musculoskeletal Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis