title: Stereotactic endoscopy applied to operations of herniated lumbar disks: technical note.
abstract: A modification of the standard Laitinen stereotactic device is described for use in three-dimensional localization of a herniated lumbar disk. A similar alteration of several other stereotactic devices into a 'whole body,' which would be applicable to endoscopic operations of the lumbar spine, could be easily done, if the frame includes a semicircular arc with a radius of 15 cm or more.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Oulu University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Heikkinen
mesh_terms: D019723:Endoscopes; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*