Study Design. Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective. To give a systematic
overview of effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) …

Objective To assess whether percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) is
non-inferior to conventional open microdiscectomy in reduction of leg pain caused by …

Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal
endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Full methods of the current review have been previously
published, and the study protocol was registered in the international prospective register of …

Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze incidence, estimate cost savings, and
evaluate best management practices of complications resulting from outpatient …

Study Design: Review. Objective: A comparative overview of cost-effectiveness between
minimally invasive versus and equivalent open spinal surgeries. Methods: A literature …

Objective: This meta-analysis was performed to investigate whether percutaneous
endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) had a superior effect than other surgeries in the …

Objective This study aimed to compare intraoperative lower back pain and leg pain, surgical
time, and intraoperative X-ray dose in patients offered local infiltration anesthesia or …

Objective. This study sets out to investigate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
combined with magnetic resonance myelography (MRM) in patients after percutaneous …

OBJECTIVE Lumbar discectomy is a frequently performed procedure to treat sciatica caused
by lumbar disc herniation. Multiple surgical techniques are available, and the popularity of …