Progression and clinical application in unilateral biportal endoscopic

Abstract

With the advantages of less operative injury and quicker postoperative recovery time, percutaneous endoscopic spine surgery system is currently one of the most widely used minimal invasive spine surgery techniques in China. However, this technique usually requires surgeon to operate in a single cannula, which brings much inconvenience such as limited vision, small range of motion and low efficiency. Meanwhile, the increasingly popular technique of unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) surgery possesses the advantages of better operation visual field, more flexible in operation, shorter learning curve period, handier surgical instruments for spine surgeon, and minimize radiation dosage caused by intraoperative fluoroscopy when comparing with single cannula endoscopic technique, since UBE requires an additional portal for surgical instruments while the anther portal is placed for arthroscope and pressure pump irrigation system. This technique has been applied to the treatment of degenerative diseases of cervical and lumbar spine, facet cyst, spinal epidural lipomatosis and abscess, and has achieved satisfactory clinical results.