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The Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery Concept: An Overview

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Decreasing the collateral effect related to spinal procedures has been a mainstay for the development of minimally invasive techniques. Water-based endoscopy has gained popularity because it conforms to this principle, and, over time, the endoscopic procedures have demonstrated acceptable clinical outcomes. Unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) surgery is a set of techniques for various spinal pathologies. These techniques use two ports, one for the endoscope and the other to introduce the surgical tools. The UBE is also a water-based endoscopy. This chapter is a glance at generalities about UBE.

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Abbreviations

EQ-5D:

European Quality of Life—5 dimensions

ODI:

Oswestry Disability Index

PROs:

Patient-reported outcomes

RF:

Radiofrequency

SAP:

Superior articular process

UBE:

Unilateral biportal endoscopy

UBE-TLIF:

Unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

ULBD:

Unilateral laminotomy bilateral decompression

VAS:

Visual analogue scale

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Quillo-Olvera, J., Quillo-Olvera, D., Quillo-Reséndiz, J., Barrera-Arreola, M. (2022). The Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery Concept: An Overview. In: Quillo-Olvera, J., Quillo-Olvera, D., Quillo-Reséndiz, J., Mayer, M. (eds) Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy of the Spine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14736-4_1

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