The visualization of the surgical field in tubular assisted spine surgery is there a difference between HD-endoscopy and microscopy?

A basic tenet in surgery is to treat pathologies effectively by preserving the normal anatomy. Since Yasargil and Casper introduced the microscope to spinal surgery in 1977 [1,2] microdiscectomy is considered to be the gold standard for the treatment of this disease [3 –5]. However, surgeons were seeking for new surgical techniques to further reduce the intraoperative tissue trauma and the perioperative discomfort of the patient. The idea of minimally invasive spinal surgery triggered the development of new surgical techniques and new tools for better illuminati on and magnification [6–9].
Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Source Type: research