ENDOSCOPIC INTERLAMINAR SPINE SURGERY GUIDED BY PORTABLE ULTRASOUND: A NEW TECHNIQUE

CIRURGIA ENDOSCÓPICA INTERLAMINAR DA COLUNA VERTEBRAL GUIADA POR ULTRASSOM PORTÁTIL: UMA NOVA TÉCNICA

CIRUGÍA ENDOSCÓPICA INTERLAMINAR DE LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL GUIADA POR ULTRASONOGRAFÍA PORTÁTIL: UNA NUEVA TÉCNICA

ABSTRACT

This paper describes the technique of interlaminar endoscopic surgery guided by a portable ultrasound device. This innovation allows endoscopic surgery to be performed without the use of real-time radiography, which is associated with a higher risk of radiation damage. The portable wireless ultrasound device used for this technique, which has not been yet described in the world literature for minimally invasive surgeries, can be used as an imaging tool to delimit the interlaminar space in minimally invasive surgeries via both transverse and sagittal views. Level of evidence I; Quality of evidence A.

Keywords:
Minimally Invasive Surgery; Spine; Ultrasonography