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Endoscopy in Spinal Surgery

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An endoscope is a device with which it is possible to look at or carry out manipulations within a living organism. Endoscopes may be flexible or rigid. In spine surgery, endoscopes are used both in purely percutaneous applications and with assistance via various minimalized posterior and anterior access routes. For example, they are used with a posterior lumbar access route for endoscopic disc surgery and with anterior thoracic access. The use of endoscopes allows for surgical manoeuvres to be performed through small incisions. The benefits of endoscopic surgery are threefold. Since the incisions are smaller, the recovery from surgery is much quicker. There is also less pain, and there is less damage to the surrounding tissues.

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  1. Clinic for Spinal Surgery, Sana Hospital Rummelsberg, 90593, Schwarzenbruck, Germany

    Uwe Vieweg M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. Klinik für Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, SANA Krankenhaus Rummelsberg, Schwarzenbruck, 90593, Germany

    Uwe Vieweg

  2. Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfall- und, Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, EuromedClinic, Europa-Allee 1, Fürth, 90763, Germany

    Frank Grochulla

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Vieweg, U. (2012). Endoscopy in Spinal Surgery. In: Vieweg, U., Grochulla, F. (eds) Manual of Spine Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22682-3_8

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