ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2021
Efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for pediatric lumbar disc herniation and degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging: case series and literature review.
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- Pediatric lumbosacral disc herniation: risk factors, surgical outcomes, and the potential impact of the lockdown associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics and distinct recovery trajectories of pain and disability after lumbar microdiscectomy in children and adolescents.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Endoscopic spine surgery across the pediatric pathological spectrum: A systematic review of indications, techniques, and outcomes.Surgical neurology international · 2026Review
- A Comparative Analysis of Radiographic Intervertebral Disc Height Following Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: Interlaminar versus Transforaminal Approach.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Adolescent lumbar disc herniation: etiology, diagnosis, and treatment options.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Review
- Impact of Paraspinal Sarcopenia on Clinical Outcomes in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Patients Following Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
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- Long-Term Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Propensity Score Matching Study.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivePediatric lumbar disc herniation (LDH), although uncommon, causes significant pain, discomfort, and sometimes disability. We examined the efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) for pediatric LDH and the degree of lumbar disc degeneration at 1 year after PELD.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the data of pediatric patients with LDH who underwent PELD from December 2007 to July 2018. The patients' symptoms, physical examination findings, clinical images, visual analog scale (VAS) scores, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and perioperative results (blood loss, length of hospital stay, and complications) were obtained from the medical records. Lumbar disc degeneration was graded using the modified Pfirrmann grading system at the 1-year postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination.
resultsSix boys and four girls who underwent PELD were evaluated. The patients' mean age was 15.6 years (range, 13-17 years). The mean VAS score for low back pain, mean VAS score for lower limb pain, and mean ODI preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively were 6.2 and 0.3, 6.9 and 0.5, and 20 and 0.1, respectively. MRI showed significant disc degeneration after PELD.
conclusionsTreating pediatric LDH with PELD is safe and effective. It relieves pain and reduces disability. However, lumbar disc degeneration still occurs.
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