Assisted full-endoscopic spine surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: Technical note and learning curve
AFESS is safe and effective, achieving adequate decompression with high facet preservation and significant pain relief in LSS patients. By integrating uniportal and biportal endoscopic approaches, AFESS overcomes limitations of each. The well-defined learning curve suggests it can be efficiently incorporated into clinical practice with minimal complications.
Authors
- Koichiro Ono
- Makoto Hirao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1408-7851)
- Satoshi Takamoto
- Daisuke Fukuhara
- Yushi Yamaguchi
- Yamami Yuka
- Kaichi Sato
- Naoya Takabayshi
- Yuki Kasuga
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi
- Kazuma Miura
Institutions
- Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (JP)
- Nippon Medical School (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain and Spine
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bas.2026.105935
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00