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Monopolar Electrosurgery in Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery: The Author’s Experience

K. Mahesha,H. Rao

2025 · DOI: 10.21182/jmisst.2025.02348
Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique · 1 Citations

TLDR

A thorough knowledge of monopolar electrosurgery is required to avoid complications and a thorough knowledge of monopolar electrosurgery is required to avoid complications.

Abstract

Endoscopy is becoming popular in the treatment of various spinal conditions. Soft tissue clearance is a challenge in interlaminar endoscopic spine surgery. The first author (KM) has been using monopolar electrosurgery for the last 7 years. Monopolar electrosurgery is efficient, quick, and cost-effective. However, a thorough knowledge of monopolar electrosurgery is required to avoid complications.