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Although the far-lateral transcondylar and endoscopic far-medial approaches are both employed clinically, direct quantitative comparisons of maneuverability and volumetric exposure are still lacking.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To quantitatively assess and compare surgical maneuverability, anatomic limits and volume of exposure of the endoscopic far-medial, far-lateral, and combined approaches.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Five latex-injected cadaveric heads underwent dissection via an endoscopic endonasal far-medial approach (EEFM), contralateral far-lateral transcondylar approach (FL), and a combined approach. Surgical freedom, horizontal and vertical angles of attack, and volumetric exposure were measured using neuronavigation and 3D CT-based segmentation. Site-specific measurements were obtained at the hypoglossal canal, jugular foramen, and vertebrobasilar junction. Statistical comparisons were made using Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The FL demonstrated significantly greater surgical freedom (363 mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      vs. 6.8 mm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.01), horizontal angle of attack (99\u00b0 vs. 8.1\u00b0,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.01), and vertical angle of attack (78\u00b0 vs. 15.4\u00b0,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.01) compared to the EEFM. The EEFM yielded the smallest mean total volume (5.53\u2009\u00b1\u20092.01 cm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      ), primarily concentrated in the anteromedial compartment (4.70\u2009\u00b1\u20091.67 cm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      ). The FL offered a significantly larger mean total exposure (15.12\u2009\u00b1\u20091.93 cm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), dominated by posterolateral access (12.60\u2009\u00b1\u20092.16 cm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The combined approach provided the greatest overall exposure volume (18.76\u2009\u00b1\u20093.58 cm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      ), with substantial access to both the posterolateral (12.90\u2009\u00b1\u20092.32 cm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) and anteromedial (5.86\u2009\u00b1\u20091.95 cm\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) compartments.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The far-lateral approach offers superior surgical freedom and posterolateral exposure, while the far-medial endoscopic approach provides a direct but limited midline corridor predominantly anteromedial foramen magnum lesions. 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