Efficacy and Safety of Foraminoplasty Performed Using an Endoscopic Drill to Treat Axillary Disc Herniation

Foraminoplasty featuring endoscopic drilling can be used to treat axillary-type lumbar disc herniations. The radiation exposure time is less than that of the trephine approach, but the drilling approach is less efficient. The short-term clinical outcomes afforded by the two methods do not differ.