Background, techniques, applications, current trends, and future directions of minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery: A review of literature

Table 2 Pros and cons of full endoscopy, microendoscopy, and biportal endoscopy

Technique	Pros	Cons
Full endoscopy	Least amount of tissue damage out of the three	Cannot move camera and tool independently
Microendoscopy	Space for more tools, space for implanting devices	Large portal size
		Dry environment only
Biportal endoscopy	Independence of tools	Most tissue damage out of the three
		Locating tools more
	Familiarly with other arthroscopic techniques	Challenging