Abstract
There are two kinds of endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion. One approach is
a transforaminal approach using uniportal endoscopic surgery [6-8], and the other is a
posterolateral approach like MIS TLIF using uniportal or biportal endoscopic surgery.
The transkambin approach is similar to transforaminal uniportal endoscopic lumbar
discectomy through the Kambin triangle through which also the endplate preparation
and cage insertion are done. The posterolateral endoscopic TLIF techniques are similar
to MIS TLIF using a tubular retractor system and mainly used by the surgeons who
practice biportal endoscopic surgery. Because of the paucity of literature describing the
uniportal endoscopic posterolateral approach for transforaminal interbody fusion
(Endo-TLIF), we describe in this chapter the technique of full endoscopic endplate
denudation and adhesion releasing technique of endoscopic transforaminal lumbar
interbody fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis and degenerative scoliosis.
Keywords: Endoscopic, Endplate Preparation, Fusion, Transforaminal Interbody Fusion.