Transforaminal Endoscopic Versus Open Lumbar Foraminotomy for Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis: Comparative Two-Year Outcomes and Technical Considerations for Complete Endoscopic Decompression
Yong Ahn, Ik-Joon Choi, Sungsoo Bae, Dae-Jean Jo, Seong Son, Han-Byeol Park · 2026
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Description
Yong Ahn and five co-authors compare transforaminal endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy (TELF) with open foraminotomy for lumbar foraminal stenosis. The pinch sends pain down the leg, and scope methods grow in use while direct comparisons stay thin. Their 2026 review covered 159 patients treated from 2020 to 2024, 147 with full two-year follow-up. The lead outcome was change in leg pain on a visual scale.
Leg pain fell 5.93 points after TELF and 5.57 after open surgery, a gap short of firm. Pain, function, grades, complications, and repeat surgery all tied at two years. The scope route ran shorter: about 60 against 81 minutes of surgery, about two against seven days in hospital, and about four against nine weeks to return to work. The paper names one technical tip for complete decompression.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yong Ahn, Ik-Joon Choi, Sungsoo Bae, Dae-Jean Jo, Seong Son, Han-Byeol Park |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |