To describe the application of stereotactic guidance, its preoperative workup, and limitations, if any, during orbital decompression surgery of the lateral orbital wall for thyroid-associated ...

The orbital surgeon has a prima facie obligation to perform the safest and most efficacious orbital decompression possible for a patient with proptosis in thyroid-associated orbitopathy. Orbital ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video from the Open Operating Theatre, Klaus John Schnake, MD, discusses how to perform an open, ...

Introduction: The unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) technique has been widely adopted for treatment of lumbar disc herniation and lumbar spinal stenosis. Understanding its learning curve, as well ...

Lateral orbital decompression and medial orbital decompression showed positive visual outcomes at 3 months in patients with compressive optic neuropathy caused by thyroid eye disease, according to a ...

Introduction: Unilateral biportal endoscopic unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression (UBE-ULBD) is a minimally invasive yet technically demanding procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis. This ...

Surgical and perioperative management approaches for orbital decompression used to treat thyroid-associated orbitopathy—also known as thyroid eye disease or Graves’ ophthalmopathy—vary widely by ...

A study in the International Journal of Spine Surgery researched the effectiveness of outpatient transforaminal decompression as an alternative to inpatient revision decompression procedures. The ...