Posterior percutaneous full-endoscopic cervical discectomy under local anesthesia for cervical radiculopathy due to soft-disc herniation: a preliminary clinical study

J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Oct;29(4):351-357. doi: 10.3171/2018.1.SPINE17795. Epub 2018 Jun 29.

Abstract

The authors describe the outcomes of 25 patients, the procedure's surgical steps, and the potential advantages of using the posterior percutaneous full-endoscopic cervical discectomy under local anesthesia. They believe this technique may be a new alternative in the treatment of selected patients with cervical radiculopathy due to soft-disc herniation.

Keywords: ACDF = anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; APFECD = anterior percutaneous full-endoscopic cervical discectomy; GA = general anesthesia; LA = local anesthesia; NDI = Neck Disability Index; PPFECD = posterior percutaneous full-endoscopic cervical discectomy; SDH = soft-disc herniation; VAS = visual analog scale; cervical radiculopathy; local anesthesia; percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy; soft-disc herniation.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, Local* / methods
  • Cervical Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Diskectomy, Percutaneous* / adverse effects
  • Endoscopy* / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Degeneration / surgery
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiculopathy / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome

Supplementary concepts

  • Intervertebral disc disease