DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.24.00129 ISSN: 2160-3251

Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Discectomy for Adjacent Segment C7-D1 Disk with O-Arm Navigation

Shailesh Hadgaonkar, Bhushan Balvantrao Patil, Parag K. Sancheti

Case:

43-year-old man with an adjacent segment C7-D1 left paracentral and foraminal disk and left-hand grip weakness underwent unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy with O-arm navigation. The patient underwent C5-6 and C6-7 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) 10 years ago and was asymptomatic for nearly 10 years.

Conclusion:

In revision of the cervical spine with a short neck, cervicothoracic junctional disks can be precisely located using O-arm navigation and effectively removed with a minimally invasive unilateral biportal endoscopy approach.

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