Percutaneous Total Endoscopic Resection of Partial Articular Processes for Treatment of Lateral Crypt Stenosis and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Technical Report and Efficacy Analysis

<div>(a) Preoperative lumbar anteroposterior X-ray. (b), (c) Preoperative sagittal MRI T2-weighted images showing L<sub>5</sub>-S<sub>1</sub> intervertebral disc degeneration and the lack of normal adipose tissue surrounding the left nerve root on the horizontal axis. Stenosis of the lateral crypt (arrows). (d) CT of the transverse axis of the lumbar intervertebral disc before surgery showing hyperplastic cohesion of the left facet joint and narrowing of the superior articular process (arrows).</div>

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Figure 2: Percutaneous Total Endoscopic Resection of Partial Articular Processes for Treatment of Lateral Crypt Stenosis and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Technical Report and Efficacy Analysis 

Figure 2 | Percutaneous Total Endoscopic Resection of Partial Articular Processes for Treatment of Lateral Crypt Stenosis and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Technical Report and Efficacy Analysis 