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Favourable Perioperative Outcomes & Early Functional Outcomes with PTED vs Fenestration for DLSS

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December 2020

Favourable Perioperative Outcomes & Early Functional Outcomes with PTED vs Fenestration for DLSS

Vol: 9| Issue: 12| Number:14| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison Between Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy and Fenestration in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.

Med Sci Monit . 2020 Oct 9;26:e926631

Contributing Authors:
C Li Y Zhang H Zhu Z Zhou J Wu Y Sun X Shen C Li

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One hundred and eighty-four patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) were randomized to receive fenestration decompression (n=94) or percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED; n=94). Outcomes of interest included incision size, blood loss, operative time, length of hospital stay, incidence of complications peri-operatively. Furthermore pain on a Visual Analogue Scale ...

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