From clinic to hypothesis, an innovative operation for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis in a minimal invasive way

June 29, 2020

. 2020 Jun 19;144:110007.

doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110007.

Online ahead of print.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
² Orthopaedic Department, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, Shandong, PR China.
³ Pain Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China; Pain Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China. Electronic address: [email protected].

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Chuanchao Du et al.

Med Hypotheses.

2020.

. 2020 Jun 19;144:110007.

doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110007.

Online ahead of print.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
² Orthopaedic Department, Heze Municipal Hospital, Heze, Shandong, PR China.
³ Pain Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China; Pain Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, PR China. Electronic address: [email protected].

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Abstract

Concerning the damage to back muscles and posterior ligament complex (PLC) by posterior open approach for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), the oblique lateral intervertebral fusion (OLIF) is pretty popular nowadays. However, oblique lateral approach has obvious drawbacks, which are limited vision and operative scope for achieving spinal canal decompression. Herein, we present a hypothesis that lumbar canal decompression can be well achieved by OLIF combined with spinal endoscope operative system. Nerval decompression and spinal reconstruction are achieved in a minimal invasive way, which may play an instructive role for the treatment of serious LSS.

Keywords:

Decompression; Intervertebral fusion; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Oblique lateral interbody fusion; Spinal endoscopes.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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