J Minim Invasive Spine Surg Tech.  2021 Apr;6(Suppl 1):S77-S80. 10.21182/jmisst.2021.00031.

Rationale of Endoscopic Spine Surgery: A New Paradigm Shift In Spine Surgery From Patient’s benefits to Public Interest In This New Era of Pandemic

• Kim HS
• Wu PH
• Jang IT

• KMID: 2562100
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21182/jmisst.2021.00031

Abstract

Advancement of technology and surgical skills act in synergy to lead to exploration of new solutions in spine surgery. One of the key areas of spine innovation is endoscopic spine surgery and its application to a broader spectrum of conditions with the aim of reducing perioperative morbidities, soft tissue and bony conservation and yet achieving long term target outcomes of gold standard traditional open spine surgery. Twenty first century marks the new century of opportunities and challenges, in the face of threat of Coronavirus pandemic and difficult circumstances in hospital bed management and limitation in medical resources, minimally invasiveness is evolving from individual patients’ benefits to public interest.

Keyword

Endoscopic Spine Surgery; Uniportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery; Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery; Unilateral Biportral Endoscopy