Intervertebral Fusion with Mobile Microendoscopic Discectomy for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease

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• 作者：Bao-shan Xu ; Yue Liu ; Hai-wei Xu ; Qiang Yang ; Xin-long Ma and Yong-cheng Hu
• 刊名：Orthopaedic Surgery
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：2
• 页码：241-245
• 全文大小：575K
• ISSN：1757-7861

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The aim of this article is to introduce a technique for lumbar intervertebral fusion that incorporates mobile microendoscopic discectomy (MMED) for lumbar degenerative disc disease. Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion is frequently performed to treat degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine; however, the scope of such surgery and vision is limited by what the naked eye can see through the expanding channel system. To expand the visual scope and reduce trauma, we perform lumbar intervertebral fusion with the aid of a MMED system that provides a wide field through freely tilting the surgical instrument and canals. We believe that this technique is a good option for treating lumbar degenerative disc disease that requires lumbar intervertebral fusion.