Percutaneous Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy in the Upper and Midthoracic Spine: A Technical Note

Despite the successful application of percutaneous endoscopic thoracic discectomy (PETD), its technical feasibility and outcomes for symptomatic upper and midthoracic disc herniation have not been reported yet. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the feasibility of the percutaneous transfora...

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Published in:	Neurospine
Main Authors:	Junseok Bae, Sourabh Chachan, Sang-Ha Shin, Sang-Ho Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2019-03-01
Subjects:	Endoscopic discectomy Upper and mid thoracic disc herniation Transforaminal thoracic discectomy
Online Access:	http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-1836260-130.pdf

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