Narrative Review
Endoscopic Spine Surgery - A New Paradigm
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Miguel Loureiro
Abstract
The author describes briefly the history of vertebral spine disc pathology and the evolution in its treatment, along with the parallel history of percutaneous procedures that culminated in the development of endoscopic spine surgery. Then the rational for the surgical technique is described, it’s current and future application, and finally the case for Endoscopic Spine Surgery being an actual paradigm shift in Spine Surgery is made.
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