Zha  Dingsheng,Fernando Cardoso  Gomes,Hao  Wu,Lek Hang  Cheang,Shijun  Chen,Wuyan  Xu,Yaqi  Li,Zhen  Lin,
Posterior Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Diskectomy as a treatment for cervical radiculopathy
Surgical Case Reports
2019
2613-5965
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2019.03.08
https://www.sciencerepository.org/posterior-percutaneous-endoscopic-cervical-diskectomy-as-a-treatment-for-cervical-radiculopathy_SCR-2019-3-108 
Abstract: Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) is the gold standard treatment for patients with cervical
radiculopathy. However, the use of ACDF for patients with cervical radiculopathy can result in several
disadvantages, such as limitation of motion and accelerating degeneration of adjacent segment. An
alternative, less invasive endoscopic technique, posterior percutaneous endoscopic cervical diskectomy (PPECD), was applied to address the above problems associated with ACDF. The patient presented with pain
and weakness of the left arm for 2 years. P-PECD was applied and complete decompression of the nerve
root was achieved. The symptoms were relieved after surgery. Postoperative MR showed the ruptured disk
fragment was successful removed. No spinal instability or symptom relapse was observed in follow-up. PPECD may be an option for patients with cervical radiculopathy
Keywords: cervical radiculopathy, endoscopic technique, posterior percutaneous endoscopic, cervical diskectomy