Uniportal non-coaxial endoscopic posterior cervical discectomy with annular suture repair for C6/C7 disc herniation: a case report
UNSES combined with annular suture repair enables safe, motion-preserving decompression for cervical disc herniation. This novel approach may enhance biomechanical integrity, reduce recurrence, and represent a minimally invasive alternative to fusion in selected patients.
Authors
- Xianguang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7241-1034)
- XiDan HU
- Yaoyu Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-9548)
- Weiqing Ge
- Xin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-2777)
- Jing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3386-2964)
- Tao Zhou
- En Song
- Fei Sun
Institutions
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Dali Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (CN)
- Kunming Third People's Hospital (CN)
- The First Hospital of Kunming (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1733374
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00