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Editorial
. 2023 Sep 22;9(3):238-241.
doi: 10.21037/jss-23-73. Epub 2023 Jul 20.

Full-endoscopic thoracic spine approaches

Marcelo Campos Moraes Amato  1   2 , Bruno César Aprile  3 , Ricardo Santos de Oliveira  1   2
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Editorial

Full-endoscopic thoracic spine approaches

Marcelo Campos Moraes Amato et al. J Spine Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Endoscopic spine surgery; disc herniation; minimally invasive; thoracic spine.

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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://jss.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/jss-23-73/coif). MCMA reports that several private distributors of endoscopic instruments and materials pay the author to help develop their companies (MedVix, Medical Support, Tecneuro) and to help surgeons in their cities to perform full-endoscopic spine surgeries. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Possible approaches to case 2, adapted from Telfeian et al. (1). TF route and IL route to a right T8–9 herniated disc (white arrow) in an axial T2 MRI. TF, transforaminal; IL, interlaminar route; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
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