Open AccessSuccessful treatment of lumbar ligamentum flavum hematoma using a spinal full-endoscopic system
Author(s) -
Takeshi Kaneko,
Yasushi Oshima,
Hirokazu Inoue,
Hiroki Iwai,
Yuichi Takano,
Hirohiko Inanami,
Hisashi Koga
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss.2018.09.09
Subject(s) - medicine , lumbar , hematoma , surgery , endoscopic treatment , endoscopy
Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is a relatively less invasive treatment for lumbar disc herniation (LDH). This study investigated the usefulness of a full-endoscopic system for PELD in lumbar ligamentum flavum hematoma (LFH) treatment.