Case Studies

Selected cases from Dr. Choi's practice — shared for education, with patient details de-identified.

Endoscopic

Biportal Endoscopic Decompression and TLIF

19 August 2026

Lumbar stenosis with claudication and right L5 weakness in a man in his late 60s who wanted to keep playing golf — treated with UBE decompression at L4/5 and an endoscopic TLIF at L5/S1.

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Endoscopic

Endoscopic Discectomy for an Acute Disc Herniation with Leg Weakness

19 August 2026

A man in his early 40s developed severe left leg pain and dense leg weakness after a manual-handling injury at work — treated with a minimally invasive endoscopic discectomy after nerve-root blocks and conservative care failed.

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Robotic

Prone OLIF and UBE after Four Previous Operations

19 August 2026

A man in his late 70s with six years of back pain and four previous lumbar operations elsewhere — treated with a single-position prone OLIF, robotic navigation and UBE decompression of the one segment left between his earlier fusions.

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Robotic

Robotic-Assisted Prone OLIF and UBE at L4/5

19 August 2026

A man in his 60s with chronic back pain and three months of progressive left leg pain — treated with a robotic-assisted prone OLIF and UBE decompression at L4/5, correcting the disc space first and confirming the decompression endoscopically.

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Robotic

Prone OLIF with Navigation with Robotics

18 August 2026

Revision surgery for adjacent segment disease at L2/3 in a man in his 80s with severe heart disease — treated with a single-position prone OLIF, robotic navigation and endoscopic decompression.

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