Transforaminal Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy Is More Cost-Effective Than Microdiscectomy for Symptomatic Disc Herniations
TETD demonstrated significantly better clinical outcomes, lower overall costs, and better cost-effectiveness than MD in appropriately selected patients of symptomatic TDH.
Authors
- Han Joong Keum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6764-7923)
- Yong Soo Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1117-1599)
- Ju-Wan Seuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-5887)
- Pratyush Shahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4903-9697)
- Sang‐Ho Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8526-0260)
- Jin-Sung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6513-3646)
- Junseok Bae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0042-7242)
Institutions
- Wooridul Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurospine
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.2449414.707
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47