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Does Preservation of Ligamentum Flavum in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Interlaminar Discectomy Improve Clinical Outcomes? | |
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Year of publication | 2019 |
Title of paper | Does Preservation of Ligamentum Flavum in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Interlaminar Discectomy Improve Clinical Outcomes? |
Author | Lee, Urim,Chi Heon Kim,Chun Kee Chung, Kuo CC, Choi Y, Park SB, Yang SH, Lee CH, Kim KT |
Publication in journal | NEUROSPINE |
Status of publication | accepted |
Vol | 16 |
Link | http://doi.org/10.14245/ns.1938008.004 172회 연결 |
Objective: Ligamentum flavum (LF) is an important anatomical structure for prevention of postoperative adhesions, but the opening of LF is necessary for percutaneous endoscopic lumbar interlaminar discectomy (PEID). Although the defect in LF is small with conventional PEID, the defect could be minimized with LF splitting technique. The objective of this study was to compare clinical outcomes of PEID with opening of LF versus splitting of LF. |