Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Decompression for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Under Local Anesthesia in Elderly Patients with Medical Comorbidities

ABSTRACT Objective Conventional Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic (UBE) surgery usually requires general anesthesia (GA), which introduces additional risks to patients with significant medical comorbidities. This article explores the use of UBE decompression under local anesthesia (LA) in elderly patie...

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Published in:	Orthopaedic Surgery
Main Authors:	Haining Tan, Yuquan Liu, Guangpeng Li, Lingjia Yu, Haibo Sun, Bin Zhu, Qi Fei, Yong Yang, Yuan‐Shun Lo, Xiang Li
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2025-08-01
Subjects:	elderly spine surgery local anesthesia lumbar spinal stenosis medical comorbidity unilateral biportal endoscopy
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1111/os.70114