Assessment of the Learning Curve for Microendoscopic Decompression Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis through an Analysis of 480 Cases Involving a Single Surgeon

Conclusions The learning curve of microendoscopic decompression surgery for LSCS has been defined with data for a single surgeon in an institution. The operating time seems to decrease along a natural logarithmic function. The intraoperative blood loss stabilizes after the first 30 cases, whereas perioperative complications can occur at any time even after mastery of the technique.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text
Source: Global Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research