Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

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Neuroscience

Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Approach for Lumbar Discectomy

Cafer Ikbal Gulsever¹, Duran Sahin¹, Emircan Ortahisar¹, Merve Erguven¹, Pulat Akin Sabanci¹, Yavuz Aras¹

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine

The present protocol describes the full-endoscopic transforaminal approach for lumbar discectomy, which is a safe technique that does not require muscle retraction or bone removal.