Classification of endoscopic spine procedures
A consensus of 112 endoscopic spine surgeons from 27 countries facilitated the development of a 2-dimensional classification system outlining the complexity of endoscopic spinal procedures, taking into account both technical aspects and morphological parameters. This classification system categorizes different endoscopic spine procedures and the pathologies they are employed to treat based on complexity, thus guiding the endoscopic spine community in medical training, patient education, and regulatory and reimbursement discussion.
Authors
- Jonas Widmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3676-008X)
- Florian Wanivenhaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1735-4951)
- Mazda Farshad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7190-1127)
- Sohrab Gollogly
- Frédéric Cornaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7911-0445)
- Javier Quillo-Olvera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5870-3214)
- Facundo Van Isseldyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2236-1037)
- Xuexiao Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1246-5581)
- José Miguel Spirig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5470-284X)
- Vincent Hagel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9081-1234)
- Christoph Johannes Laux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5446-3057)
- Jin-Sung Kim
- Michael Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9855-7442)
- James J. Yue
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Monterey Peninsula College (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- National University of Rosario (AR)
- Hospital Médica Sur (MX)
- Hospital Provincial de Rosario (AR)
- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (CN)
- Universitätsklinik Balgrist (CH)
- Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (US)
- Monterey Technologies (United States) (US)
- Gastroenterology Center of Connecticut (US)
- The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Asklepios (DE)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100603
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41