<p class="jove_content">We present an operative protocol with technical nuances of the TF approach utilized to perfor&#8239;both a&#8239;far-lateral and paracentral discectomy&#8239;at L5-S1 to treat a 50-year-old male with two distinct and noncontiguous herniations&#8239;with&#8239;severe acute right-sided L&#8239;and S1 radiculopathy.</p>

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Transforaminal Endoscopic Approach for Combined Far Lateral and Paracentral Discectomies at L5-S1 Level

The transforaminal (TF) and interlaminar (IL) approaches compose the two endoscopic approaches to lumbar discectomy. There is a growing tendency to ...

<p class="jove_content">This protocol demonstrates the surgical technique for full endoscopic transforaminal resection of thoracic disc herniations.</p>

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Full Endoscopic Transforaminal Thoracic Discectomy Operative Technique

Thoracic disc herniations are a degenerative pathology of the thoracic spine wherein a portion of nucleus pulposis herniates into the epidural space, ...

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