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Current Technology Available for Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery

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Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy of the Spine

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This chapter discusses the essential technology required to perform biportal endoscopic procedures. In addition, a brief description of brands currently involved in the development of biportal endoscopic systems for spinal surgery, finally, another technology that the surgeon could apply to UBE, is included. This chapter aims to give a glimpse of the technological advance around UBE as part of the basic concepts that the surgeon interested in biportal endoscopy should know.

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Abbreviations

BESS:

Biportal endoscopic spinal surgery

CCU:

Camera control unit

LED:

Light-emitting diode

RF:

Radiofrequency

RPM:

Revolutions per minute

UBE:

Unilateral biportal endoscopy

UHD:

Ultrahigh-definition

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Quillo-Olvera, D., Quillo-Reséndiz, J., Morales, I.M., Barrera-Arreola, M., Quillo-Olvera, J. (2022). Current Technology Available for Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery. 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_4

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