A Retrospective Evaluation of the Clinical Success of Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy with Foraminotomy in Geriatric Patients
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A retrospective evaluation of the clinical success of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy with foraminotomy in geriatric patients.
BACKGROUND The elderly population is growing in the United States. As the oldest old are projected to be the fastest growing part of the elderly population, we must consider how to best treat their degenerative spine conditions when non-operative treatment fails. OBJECTIVES Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy and foraminotomy is an ultra-minimally invasive outpatient surgical option that doe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pain Physician
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2013/16/225