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Retrospective analysis of accuracy and positive predictive value of preoperative lumbar MRI grading after successful outcome following outpatient endoscopic decompression for lumbar foraminal and lateral recess stenosis by Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe

“…•Grading of preoperative MRI scan by radiologist and surgeon may differ.•A difference in opinion on the definition and classification of lumbar foraminal and…”
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Successful outcome after outpatient transforaminal decompression for lumbar foraminal and lateral recess stenosis: The positive predictive value of diagnostic epidural steroid injection by Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe

“…•TESI with lidocaine are used in the planning of lumbar decompression.•Lidocaine containing TESI has high sensitivity and specificity.•The positive predictive…”
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Patient selection criteria for percutaneous anterior cervical laser versus endoscopic discectomy by Hellinger, Stefan, Knight, Martin, Telfeian, Albert E., Lewandrowski, Kai‐Uwe

“…Background Percutaneous anterior laser and anterior endoscopic cervical spine surgery are associated with less approach trauma than conventional open cervical…”
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Radiofrequency Treatment of Iliac and Paravertebral Cluneal Nerves for Low Back Pain by Knight, Martin, Inklebarger, James, Telfeian, Albert E, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski

“…BACKGROUND: Paravertebral cluneal nerves are constrained within a tunnel consisting of the thoracolumbar fascia and the iliac crest’s superior rim as they pass…”
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Worldwide research productivity in the field of full-endoscopic spine surgery: a bibliometric study by Lin, Guang-Xun, Kotheeranurak, Vit, Mahatthanatrakul, Akaworn, Ruetten, Sebastian, Yeung, Anthony, Lee, Sang-Ho, Ahn, Yong, Kim, Hyeun-Sung, Hofstetter, Christoph, Lee, Jun-Ho, Choi, Kyung-Chul, Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Kim, Jin-Sung

“…Purpose To investigate the quantity and quality of articles in the field of full-endoscopic spine surgery (FESS) from different countries and assess…”
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Endoscopic Transforaminal and Lateral Recess Decompression After Previous Spinal Surgery by Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe

“…Leg pain and back pain after lumbar laminectomy and spinal decompression fusion surgery are common and often related to persistent lumbar foraminal or lateral…”
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Pain Relief After Allogenic Stem Cell Disc Therapy by Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Dowling, Alvaro, Vera, Juan Carlos, Leon, Jorge Felipe Ramirez, Telfeian, Albert E, Lorio, Morgan P

“…Treatment of intermediate-stage painful degenerative disc disease is controversial, with few reliable options. Allogenic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)are an…”
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Retrospective analysis of accuracy and positive predictive value of preoperative lumbar MRI grading after successful outcome following outpatient endoscopic decompression for lumbar foraminal and lateral recess stenosis by Yeung, Anthony T., Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe

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Determination of Work Related to Endoscopic Decompression of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis by Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Lorio, Morgan P

“…: Effective 1 January 2017, single-level endoscopic lumbar discectomy received a Category I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ) code 62380. However, no work…”
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Awake, Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Spine Surgery in Octogenarians: Case Series by Telfeian, Albert E, Sastry, Rahul, Oyelese, Adetokunbo, Fridley, Jared, Camara-Quintana, Joaquin Q, Niu, Tianyi, Sampath, Prakash, Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Mueller, Kyle, Gokaslan, Ziya L

“…Optimal approaches for treating surgical spine pathology in very geriatric patients, such as those over the age of 80, remain unclear. To describe outcomes of…”
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Awake, Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression Surgery to Treat L5-S1 Adjacent Segment Disease: A Case Series by Telfeian, Albert E, Sastry, Rahul, Rohaid Ali, Oyelese, Adetokunbo, Fridley, Jared, Camara-Quintana, Joaquin Q, Niu, Tianyi, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Gokaslan, Ziya L

“…BACKGROUND: Lumbar radiculopathy secondary to L5-S1 degenerative changes adjacent to a lumbar fusion usually requires extending the fusion to include the…”
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Navigation Techniques in Endoscopic Spine Surgery by Hagan, Matthew J., Remacle, Thibault, Leary, Owen P., Feler, Joshua, Shaaya, Elias, Ali, Rohaid, Zheng, Bryan, Bajaj, Ankush, Traupe, Erik, Kraus, Michael, Zhou, Yue, Fridley, Jared S., Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Telfeian, Albert E.

“…Endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) advances the principles of minimally invasive surgery, including minor collateral tissue damage, reduced blood loss, and faster…”
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Paired Comparison Survey Analysis Utilizing Rasch Methodology of the Relative Difficulty and Estimated Work Relative Value Units of CPT Code 0202T by Lorio, Morgan, Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Yeager, Matthew T, Hallas, Kelli, Kube, Richard, Yue, James

“…In anticipation of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Total Posterior Spine (TOPS) system, the International Society for the Advancement of…”
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Endoscopic Techniques for Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Principles and Context by Zheng, Bryan, Shaaya, Elias, Feler, Josh, Leary, Owen P., Hagan, Matthew J., Bajaj, Ankush, Fridley, Jared S., Hassel, Frank, Gardocki, Raymond, Grau, Ricardo Casal, Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Telfeian, Albert E.

“…Endoscopic techniques in spine surgery are rapidly evolving, with operations becoming progressively safer and less invasive. Lumbar interbody fusion (LIF)…”
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Minimally invasive debridement and drainage using intraoperative CT-Guide in multilevel spondylodiscitis: a long-term follow-up study by Xu, Jianbiao, Zhang, Leiming, Bu, Rongqiang, Liu, Yankang, Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Zhang, Xifeng

“…Spondylodiscitis is an unusual infectious disease, which usually originates as a pathogenic infection of intervertebral discs and then spreads to neighboring…”
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Treatment of Soft Tissue and Bony Spinal Stenosis by a Visualized Endoscopic Transforaminal Technique Under Local Anesthesia by Yeung, Anthony, Roberts, Andrew, Zhu, Lifan, Qi, Lei, Zhang, Jun, Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe

“…Objective To analyze long-term clinical outcomes of endoscopic transforaminal foraminoplasty for foraminal stenosis. Methods Long-term 5-year MacNab outcomes,…”
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Transforaminal endoscopic decompression and uninstrumented allograft lumbar interbody fusion: A feasibility study in patients with end-stage vacuum degenerative disc disease by Dowling, Álvaro, Bárcenas, James Gerald Hernández, Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe

“…•Outpatient percutaneous transforaminal decompression and un-instrumented interbody fusion using cancellous bone allograft is feasible.•The procedure may offer…”
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Network-Based In Silico Analysis of New Combinations of Modern Drug Targets with Methotrexate for Response-Based Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Assefi, Marjan, Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Lorio, Morgan, Fiorelli, Rossano Kepler Alvim, Landgraeber, Stefan, Sharafshah, Alireza

“…Background: Methotrexate (MTX), sulfonamides, hydroxychloroquine, and leflunomide have consistently resulted in remission with relatively mild to moderate…”
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Dysethesia due to irritation of the dorsal root ganglion following lumbar transforaminal endoscopy: Analysis of frequency and contributing factors by Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Dowling, Álvaro, Calderaro, André Luiz, dos Santos, Thiago Soares, Bergamaschi, João Paulo Machado, León, Jorge Felipe Ramírez, Yeung, Anthony

“…•New onset of acute dysethetic leg pain due to irritation of the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) following uneventful recovery from an expertly executed lumbar…”
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Foraminal Access Strategies in Patients with Lumbar Posterolateral Fusions in Transforaminal Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Case Series and Technical Note by Telfeian, Albert E, Bajaj, Ankush, Sastry, Rahul, Ali, Rohaid, Oyelese, Adetokunbo, Fridley, Jared, Camara-Quintana, Joaquin Q, Niu, Tianyi, Lewandrowski, Kai-Uwe, Gokaslan, Ziya L

“…The treatment of post-laminectomy lumbar radiculopathy in the setting of a large posterolateral fusion mass presents an anatomic challenge to the spine…”
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