Comparison of outcomes in open and full endoscopic lumbar discectomies for treating lumbar radiculopathy in an Australian cohort
ESS is non-inferior to open decompression for the management of lumbar radiculopathy up to 6 months. LOS was also found to be lower in ESS. There were fewer complications with ESS however this was not statistically significant.
Authors
- Shanu Gambhir
- Jeremy Rajadurai
- Houchen Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2830-4132)
- Yingda Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0672-5251)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Westmead Hospital (AU)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (AU)
- Westmead Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Spine Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jss-24-116
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47