A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preoperative Characteristics and Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Part I Endoscopic Microdiscectomy.

J Clin Med · 2025 · PMC12524356 · PMID 41095836

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Additionally, while comparisons in VAS leg pain outcomes were not statistically significant compared to patients undergoing non-endoscopic MIS surgery, there was a clear trend towards lower leg pain immediately post-operatively that persisted to one-year follow-up in the endoscopic group.

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Although these differences did not reach statistical significance, both trends favored the endoscopic approach.

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