Objective: Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) is gaining popularity
by both surgeons and patients as a less invasive treatment option for sciatica. Concerns …

Objective Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) is gaining popularity
by both surgeons and patients as a less invasive treatment option for sciatica. Concerns …

Objective Full-endoscopic spine surgery is gaining interest as a less-invasive alternative to
treat sciatica caused by a lumbar disc herniation. Concerns, however, exist with the learning …

Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. To describe
the learning curve for percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) and …

Purpose To evaluate patient demographics, surgery characteristics, and patient-reported
clinical outcomes related to the implementation of lumbar PTED in Denmark by surgeons …

Background Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) has steep
learning curves and a high incidence of complications, but currently, efficient and …

Background Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TPELD) has
become an alternative and minimally invasive surgical technique for soft lumbar disc …

Background We sought to construct a general methodology for objectively quantifying the
learning curve associated with any surgical technique and to determine the number of cases …

Methods In 2012, the Netherlands introduced a conditional reimbursement (CR) program to
give patients earlier access to promising treatments. Researchers, in collaboration with …

Background Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD) has well-recognized
advantages and disadvantages in the literature. Some of the mentioned disadvantages are …