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Brief History Review of Unilateral Biportal Spinal Endoscopy

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In this chapter, the authors present a brief overview of unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) history. The development of this technique stems from the surgeon’s desire to perceive the disease’s generator directly. That is why various direct visualization systems precede current spinal endoscopy techniques. Specifically, the development of lenses and their application in spinal surgery triggered the evolution of endoscopic procedures. In addition, the experience with the arthroscope from other specialties benefited spinal surgery and allowed UBE development.

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Abbreviations

KOLs:

Key opinion leaders

MISS:

Minimally invasive spine surgery

UBE:

Unilateral biportal endoscopy

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  1. The Brain and Spine Care, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Group, Hospital H+ Querétaro, Spine Clinic, Querétaro, México

    Diego Quillo-Olvera, Javier Quillo-Reséndiz, Michelle Barrera-Arreola & Javier Quillo-Olvera

  2. Anáhuac University, School of Medicine, Querétaro, México

    Alexa Borbolla-Ruiz

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Quillo-Olvera, D., Quillo-Reséndiz, J., Borbolla-Ruiz, A., Barrera-Arreola, M., Quillo-Olvera, J. (2022). Brief History Review of Unilateral Biportal Spinal Endoscopy. 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_2

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