The Leon Wiltse Memorial Hospital
Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Center, The Leon Wiltse Memorial Hospital, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
1: Lee DH, Sheen SH, Lee DG, Jang JW, Lee DC, Shin SH, Han IB, Hong JB, Kim H, Sohn S. Association between ischemic stroke and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in Korea: A nationwide longitudinal cohort study. PLoS One. 2021 May 17;16(5):e0251851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251851. PMID: 33999944.
2: Jang HJ, Park JY, Kuh SU, Chin DK, Kim KS, Cho YE, Hahn BS, Kim KH. The Fate of Proximal Junctional Vertebral Fractures after Long-Segment Spinal Fixation : Are There Predictable Radiologic Characteristics for Revision surgery? J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2021 May;64(3):437-446. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2020.0236. Epub 2021 Apr 21. PMID: 33878257.
3: Kim JY, Kim HS, Jeon JB, Lee JH, Park JH, Jang IT. The Novel Technique of Uniportal Endoscopic Interlaminar Contralateral Approach for Coexisting L5-S1 Lateral Recess, Foraminal, and Extraforaminal Stenosis and Its Clinical Outcomes. J Clin Med. 2021 Mar 26;10(7):1364. doi: 10.3390/jcm10071364. PMID: 33810404; PMCID: PMC8037803.
4: Lee DH, Lee DG, Hwang JS, Jang JW, Maeng DH, Park CK. Clinical and radiological results of indirect decompression after anterior lumbar interbody fusion in central spinal canal stenosis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2021 Jan 15:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2020.7.SPINE191335. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33450734.
5: Hahn BS, Park JY. Incorporating New Technologies to Overcome the Limitations of Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Navigation, Robotics, and Visualization. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jan;145:712-721. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.188. PMID: 33348526.
6: Chen KT, Choi KC, Song MS, Jabri H, Lokanath YK, Kim JS. Hybrid Interlaminar Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression in Disc Herniation Combined With Spinal Stenosis. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 Feb 16;20(3):E168-E174. doi: 10.1093/ons/opaa360. PMID: 33294926.
7: Heo DH, Jang JW, Lee DC, Park CK. Is it sufficient to treat adult lumbar spinal deformity using anterior lumbar interbody fusion with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation? J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Nov;81:210-219. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.09.047. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33222919.
8: Heo DH, Lee DC, Kim HS, Park CK, Chung H. Clinical Results and Complications of Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A Meta- Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jan;145:396-404. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.033. Epub 2020 Oct 13. PMID: 33065349.
9: Park JH, Jang JW, Park WM, Park CW. Contralateral Keyhole Biportal Endoscopic Surgery for Ruptured Lumbar Herniated Disc: A Technical Feasibility and Early Clinical Outcomes. Neurospine. 2020 Jul;17(Suppl 1):S110-S119. doi: 10.14245/ns.2040224.112. Epub 2020 Jul 31. PMID: 32746524; PMCID: PMC7410376.
10: Liu WC, Lee SH, Kwon AM, Lee SH, Park J, Park HS. Morphologic Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Spinal Epidural Gas. World Neurosurg. 2020 Sep;141:e792-e800. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.009. Epub 2020 Jun 12. PMID: 32535055.
11: Heo DH, Lee DK, Lee DC, Kim HS, Park CK. Fully Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Discectomy for Upward Migration of Upper Lumbar Disc Herniation: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes and Technical Considerations. Brain Sci. 2020 Jun 10;10(6):363. doi: 10.3390/brainsci10060363. PMID: 32532092; PMCID: PMC7349390.
12: Lee HH, Jang JW, Lee JK, Park CK. Rutin Improves Bone Histomorphometric Values by Reduction of Osteoclastic Activity in Osteoporosis Mouse Model Induced by Bilateral Ovariectomy. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2020 Jul;63(4):433-443. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2019.0097. Epub 2020 Mar 17. PMID: 32172552; PMCID: PMC7365279.
13: Lee DG, Park CK, Lee DC. Clinical and radiological comparison of 2 level anterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterolateral fusion and percutaneous pedicle screw in elderly patients with osteoporosis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Mar;99(10):e19205. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019205. PMID: 32150059; PMCID: PMC7478679.
14: Lin GX, Kotheeranurak V, Mahatthanatrakul A, Ruetten S, Yeung A, Lee SH, Ahn Y, Kim HS, Hofstetter C, Lee JH, Choi KC, Lewandrowski KU, Kim JS. Worldwide research productivity in the field of full-endoscopic spine surgery: a bibliometric study. Eur Spine J. 2020 Jan;29(1):153-160. doi: 10.1007/s00586-019-06171-2. Epub 2019 Oct 23. PMID: 31642995.
15: Kim M, Kim HS, Oh SW, Adsul NM, Singh R, Kashlan ON, Noh JH, Jang IT, Oh SH. Evolution of Spinal Endoscopic Surgery. Neurospine. 2019 Mar;16(1):6-14. doi: 10.14245/ns.1836322.161. Epub 2019 Mar 31. PMID: 31618807; PMCID: PMC6449828.
16: Oh JK, Hong JT, Kang DH, Kim SW, Kim SW, Kim YJ, Chung CK, Shin JJ, Yi S, Lee JK, Lee JH, Lee CH, Lee HJ, Chun HJ, Cho DC, Cho YE, Jin YJ, Choi KC, Han IH, Hyun SJ, Hur JW, Kim KJ. Epidemiology of C5 Palsy after Cervical Spine Surgery: A 21-Center Study. Neurospine. 2019 Sep;16(3):558-562. doi: 10.14245/ns.1938142.071. Epub 2019 Sep 30. PMID: 31607088; PMCID: PMC6790722.
17: Shim HK, Choi KC, Cha KH, Lee DC, Park CK. Interlaminar Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Using a New 8.4-mm Endoscope and Nerve Root Retractor. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Aug;33(7):265-270. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000878. PMID: 31490243.
18: Lee JH, Choi KC, Lee JH. Could the Splitting of the Annulus During Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy (PELD) Be a Culprit for Recurrent Disk Herniation?: An Analysis of the Reherniation Pattern After PELD. World Neurosurg. 2019 Dec;132:e623-e629. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.061. Epub 2019 Aug 20. PMID: 31442646.
19: Heo DH, Jang JW, Lee JK, Park CK. Slippage reduction of lumbar spondylolisthesis using percutaneous pedicle screw with reduction fixation system after interbody fusion: A comparison with traditional open fusion and pedicle screw fixation. J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Sep;67:156-162. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.05.040. Epub 2019 Jun 14. PMID: 31208836.
20: Sin DA, Heo DH. Comparative Finite Element Analysis of Lumbar Cortical Screws and Pedicle Screws in Transforaminal and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Neurospine. 2019 Jun;16(2):298-304. doi: 10.14245/ns.1836030.015. Epub 2019 Apr 12. PMID: 31154694; PMCID: PMC6603848.
21: Choi KC, Park CK. In Response to Re: Choi KC, Park CK. Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy. Pain Physician. 2019 May;22(3):E241-E244. PMID: 31151353.
22: Ahn Y, Youn MS, Heo DH. Endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a comprehensive review. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2019 May;16(5):373-380. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2019.1610388. Epub 2019 May 2. PMID: 31044627.
23: Heo DH, Sharma S, Park CK. Endoscopic Treatment of Extraforaminal Entrapment of L5 Nerve Root (Far Out Syndrome) by Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Approach: Technical Report and Preliminary Clinical Results. Neurospine. 2019 Mar;16(1):130-137. doi: 10.14245/ns.1938026.013. Epub 2019 Mar 31. PMID: 30943715; PMCID: PMC6449829.
24: Lee CH, Hong JT, Kang DH, Kim KJ, Kim SW, Kim SW, Kim YJ, Chung CK, Shin JJ, Oh JK, Yi S, Lee JK, Lee JH, Lee HJ, Chun HJ, Cho DC, Jin YJ, Choi KC, Han IH, Hyun SJ, Hur JW, Song GS. Epidemiology of Iatrogenic Vertebral Artery Injury in Cervical Spine Surgery: 21 Multicenter Studies. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jun;126:e1050-e1054. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.042. Epub 2019 Mar 13. PMID: 30878743.
25: Lin GX, Huang P, Kotheeranurak V, Park CW, Heo DH, Park CK, Park JY, Kim JS. A Systematic Review of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery: Preliminary Clinical Results and Complications. World Neurosurg. 2019 May;125:425-432. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.038. Epub 2019 Feb 22. PMID: 30797907.
26: Choi KC, Shim HK, Kim JS, Cha KH, Lee DC, Kim ER, Kim MJ, Park CK. Cost- effectiveness of microdiscectomy versus endoscopic discectomy for lumbar disc herniation. Spine J. 2019 Jul;19(7):1162-1169. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2019.02.003. Epub 2019 Feb 10. PMID: 30742976.
27: Choi KC, Shim HK, Lee DC, Park CK. Intraoperative Disc Prolapse During Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar;123:81-85. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.216. Epub 2018 Dec 7. PMID: 30529530.
28: Heo DH, Kim JS, Park CW, Quillo-Olvera J, Park CK. Contralateral Sublaminar Endoscopic Approach for Removal of Lumbar Juxtafacet Cysts Using Percutaneous Biportal Endoscopic Surgery: Technical Report and Preliminary Results. World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb;122:474-479. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.072. Epub 2018 Nov 17. PMID: 30458327.
29: Lee DC, Heo DH, Cho KS. Concomitant Occlusive Vascular Lesions of Legs in Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Diseases: Do These Lesions Influence Treatment? J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2019 Jan;80(1):8-14. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1669474. Epub 2018 Sep 17. PMID: 30223290.
30: Heo DH, Quillo-Olvera J, Park CK. Can Percutaneous Biportal Endoscopic Surgery Achieve Enough Canal Decompression for Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis? Prospective Case-Control Study. World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec;120:e684-e689. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.144. Epub 2018 Aug 27. PMID: 30165228.
31: Park JH, Lee DG, Hwang J, Lee SH, Eoh W, Kim ES. The Impact of Surgical Treatment on Survival in Patients With Cervical Spine Metastases. Neurospine. 2018 Jun;15(2):144-153. doi: 10.14245/ns.1836048.024. Epub 2018 Jun 19. PMID: 29991244; PMCID: PMC6104733.
32: Heo DH, Kim SW, Chang HH, Park CK. Usefulness of Oblique Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Nerve Root Anomalies and Extraforaminal Entrapment Lesions. Asian Spine J. 2018 Jun;12(3):423-427. doi: 10.4184/asj.2018.12.3.423. Epub 2018 Jun 4. PMID: 29879768; PMCID: PMC6002181.
33: Choi KC, Shim HK, Hwang JS, Shin SH, Lee DC, Jung HH, Park HA, Park CK. Comparison of Surgical Invasiveness Between Microdiscectomy and 3 Different Endoscopic Discectomy Techniques for Lumbar Disc Herniation. World Neurosurg. 2018 Aug;116:e750-e758. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.085. Epub 2018 May 19. PMID: 29787880.
34: Lee DG, Park CK, Lee DC. Clinical and radiological results of posterior cervical foraminotomy at two or three levels: a 3-year follow-up. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2017 Dec;159(12):2369-2377. doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3360-4. Epub 2017 Oct 23. PMID: 29063273.
35: Choi KC, Kim JS, Lee DC, Park CK. Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: minimally invasive technique for multiple episodes of lumbar disc herniation. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Aug 1;18(1):329. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1697-8. PMID: 28764746; PMCID: PMC5540429.
36: Heo DH, Son SK, Eum JH, Park CK. Fully endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion using a percutaneous unilateral biportal endoscopic technique: technical note and preliminary clinical results. Neurosurg Focus. 2017 Aug;43(2):E8. doi: 10.3171/2017.5.FOCUS17146. PMID: 28760038.
37: Heo DH, Kim JS. Clinical and radiological outcomes of spinal endoscopic discectomy-assisted oblique lumbar interbody fusion: preliminary results. Neurosurg Focus. 2017 Aug;43(2):E13. doi: 10.3171/2017.5.FOCUS17196. PMID: 28760027.
38: Choi KC, Shim HK, Park CJ, Lee DC, Park CK. Usefulness of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminoplasty for Lumbar Disc Herniation. World Neurosurg. 2017 Oct;106:484-492. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.035. Epub 2017 Jul 16. PMID: 28720527.
39: Choi KC, Lee DC, Park CK. A Novel Combination of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy and Epiduroscopic Laser Neural Decompression for Down-migrated Disc Herniation. Pain Physician. 2017 May;20(4):E605-E609. PMID: 28535570.
40: Choi KC, Lee JH, Kim JS, Lee DC, Park CK. Combination of Transforaminal and Interlaminar Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Diskectomy for Extensive Down- migrated Disk Herniation. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2018 Jan;79(1):60-65. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1601875. Epub 2017 Apr 28. PMID: 28454187.
41: Heo DH, Park CK. Percutaneous Sacroplasty for Non-neoplastic Osteoporotic Sacral Insufficiency Fractures. Pain Physician. 2017 Feb;20(2):89-94. PMID: 28158156.
42: Heo DH, Lee DC, Oh JY, Park CK. Bone loss of vertebral bodies at the operative segment after cervical arthroplasty: a potential complication? Neurosurg Focus. 2017 Feb;42(2):E7. doi: 10.3171/2016.10.FOCUS16393. PMID: 28142258.
43: Choi KC, Shin SH, Lee DC, Shim HK, Park CK. Effects of Percutaneous Sacroplasty on Pain and Mobility in Sacral Insufficiency Fracture. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2017 Jan 1;60(1):60-66. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2016.0505.010. Epub 2016 Dec 29. PMID: 28061493; PMCID: PMC5223757.
44: Choi KC, Lee DC, Shim HK, Shin SH, Park CK. A Strategy of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Migrated Disc Herniation. World Neurosurg. 2017 Mar;99:259-266. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.052. Epub 2016 Dec 23. PMID: 28017752.
45: Choi KC, Kim JS, Lee DC, Park CK. Outcome of Decompression Alone for Foraminal/Extraforaminal Entrapment of L5 Nerve Root Through Wiltse Paraspinal Approach. Clin Spine Surg. 2017 Nov;30(9):E1220-E1226. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000486. PMID: 27977444.
46: Heo DH, Choi WS, Park CK, Kim JS. Minimally Invasive Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Spinal Endoscope Assistance: Technical Note. World Neurosurg. 2016 Dec;96:530-536. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.09.033. Epub 2016 Sep 15. PMID: 27641264.
47: Kim HS, Heo DH. Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation with Polymethylmethacrylate Augmentation for the Treatment of Thoracolumbar Intravertebral Pseudoarthrosis Associated with Kummell's Osteonecrosis. Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:3878063. doi: 10.1155/2016/3878063. Epub 2016 Aug 10. PMID: 27595101; PMCID: PMC4995318.
48: Choi KC, Park CK. Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for L5-S1 Disc Herniation: Consideration of the Relation between the Iliac Crest and L5-S1 Disc. Pain Physician. 2016 Feb;19(2):E301-8. PMID: 26815257.
49: Choi KC, Kim JS, Park CK. Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy as an Alternative to Open Lumbar Microdiscectomy for Large Lumbar Disc Herniation. Pain Physician. 2016 Feb;19(2):E291-300. PMID: 26815256.
50: Hwa Eum J, Hwa Heo D, Son SK, Park CK. Percutaneous biportal endoscopic decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis: a technical note and preliminary clinical results. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Apr;24(4):602-7. doi: 10.3171/2015.7.SPINE15304. Epub 2016 Jan 1. PMID: 26722954.
51: Park CK, Park CK, Lee DC, Lee DG. A new technique of bone cement augmentation via the disc space for percutaneous pedicle screw fixation. J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Jan;24(1):16-9. doi: 10.3171/2015.4.SPINE141115. Epub 2015 Sep 11. PMID: 26360145.
52: Ji GY, Oh CH, Moon BG, Yi S, Han IB, Heo DH, Kim KT, Shin DA, Kim KN. Efficacy and Safety of Sodium Hyaluronate with 1,4-Butanediol Diglycidyl Ether Compared to Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose in Preventing Adhesion Formation after Lumbar Discectomy. Korean J Spine. 2015 Jun;12(2):41-7. doi: 10.14245/kjs.2015.12.2.41. Epub 2015 Jun 30. PMID: 26217381; PMCID: PMC4513167.
53: Choi KC, Shim HK, Kim JS, Lee SH. Does pre-existing L5-S1 degeneration affect outcomes after isolated L4-5 fusion for spondylolisthesis? J Orthop Surg Res. 2015 Mar 26;10:39. doi: 10.1186/s13018-015-0186-8. PMID: 25889310; PMCID: PMC4397729.
54: Choi KC, Lee JH, Kim JS, Sabal LA, Lee S, Kim H, Lee SH. Unsuccessful percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: a single-center experience of 10,228 cases. Neurosurgery. 2015 Apr;76(4):372-80; discussion 380-1; quiz 381. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000628. PMID: 25599214.
55: Park CK, Lee DC, Park CJ, Hwang JH. Tapia's Syndrome after Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery under General Anesthesia. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2013 Nov;54(5):423-5. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2013.54.5.423. Epub 2013 Nov 30. PMID: 24379951; PMCID: PMC3873357.
56: Kim KS, Heo DH. Do Postoperative Biomechanical Changes Induce Heterotopic Ossification After Cervical Arthroplasty?: A 5-Year Follow-up Study. Clin Spine Surg. 2016 Jul;29(6):E309-13. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000054. PMID: 24270577.
57: Lee DG, Park CK, Park CJ, Lee DC, Hwang JH. Analysis of Risk Factors Causing New Symptomatic Vertebral Compression Fractures After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A 4-year Follow-up. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2015 Dec;28(10):E578-83. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000043. PMID: 24189482.
58: Shim JH, Park CK, Shin SH, Jeong HS, Hwang JH. Solitary osteochondroma of the twelfth rib with intraspinal extension and cord compression in a middle-aged patient. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Apr 13;13:57. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-57. PMID: 22498251; PMCID: PMC3353156.
59: Shim JH, Kim WS, Kim JH, Kim DH, Hwang JH, Park CK. Comparison of instrumented posterolateral fusion versus percutaneous pedicle screw fixation combined with anterior lumbar interbody fusion in elderly patients with L5-S1 isthmic spondylolisthesis and foraminal stenosis. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Sep;15(3):311-9. doi: 10.3171/2011.4.SPINE10653. Epub 2011 May 20. Erratum in: J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Sep;15(3):343. PMID: 21599444.
60: Shim JH, Park CK, Lee JH, Choi JW, Lee DC, Kim DH, Kim JK, Hwang JH. A comparison of angled sagittal MRI and conventional MRI in the diagnosis of herniated disc and stenosis in the cervical foramen. Eur Spine J. 2009 Aug;18(8):1109-16. doi: 10.1007/s00586-009-0932-x. Epub 2009 Mar 18. PMID: 19294432; PMCID: PMC2899504.
61: Kim JS, Kim DH, Lee SH. Comparison between Instrumented Mini-TLIF and Instrumented Circumferential Fusion in Adult Low-Grade Lytic Spondylolisthesis : Can Mini-TLIF with PPF Replace Circumferential Fusion? J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2009 Feb;45(2):74-80. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.2.74. Epub 2009 Feb 28. PMID: 19274115; PMCID: PMC2651550.