Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy as a treatment for lumbar disc herniation linked with posterior ring apophysis separation.

Ran Li, Hongyou Zhou, Hao Han, Dongming Fu, Zihao Zhan, Bin Meng

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Comparative study of the learning curves for percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar lumbar discectomy and unilateral biportal endoscopy techniques.BMC surgery · 2025
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Ran LiDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Hongyou ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Hao HanDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Dongming FuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Zihao ZhanDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Bin MengDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

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Abstract

Background: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) linked with posterior ring apophysis separation (PRAS) is a rare and distinct subset of disc herniation. Few studies have evaluated the clinical efficacy of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD), which is a procedure used to treat LDH linked with PRAS. Objectives: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of PELD in the treatment of LDH linked with PRAS. Methods: Patients who met inclusion criteria ( Results: The mean operation time was 118.04 ± 19.31 min and the mean blood loss was 22.84 ± 15.89 ml. The VAS and ODI scores continued to improve immediately after the surgery to the last follow-up. Four patients experienced postoperative complications i.e., herniation recurrences. The conditions of the patients with the complications improved after treatment. Conclusions: PELD has reliable efficacy and safety in the treatment of LDH linked with PRAS.

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clinical efficacylumbar disc herniationminimally invasivepercutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomyposterior ring apophysis separationspinal endoscopy

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PMID36684320

DOI10.3389/fsurg.2022.1072444

PMCPMC9852759

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