Comparison of Learning Curves and Clinical Outcomes in Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery Versus Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery: A Cumulative Sum Analysis
Both procedures achieved comparable clinical outcomes with low complication incidences. However, achieving proficiency in PTES required a learning curve of at least 35 cases, whereas that in UBESS required a minimum of 28 cases.
Authors
- Ning Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0095-9476)
- Lei Zang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1403-4159)
- Aobo Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3271-1953)
- Shuo Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5668-9527)
- Yu Xi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9543-7659)
- Tianyi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5016-858X)
- Peng Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7658-233X)
- Yuqi Mei
- Ruiyuan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0745-4427)
Institutions
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s485283
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.89