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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for multi-segmental lumbar disc herniation.

Ya-Fei Zhao, Bin-Wu Tian, Qiu-Shuang Ma, Meng Zhang

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. [Effectiveness analysis of single-incision treatment for adjacent two-segmental lumbar disc herniation using uni-portal non-coaxial spinal endoscopic surgery].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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Ya-Fei ZhaoYa-fei Zhao, Department of Orthopedics, Baoding No.1 Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Baoding 071000, Hebei, P.R. China.
Bin-Wu TianBin-wu Tian, Department of Orthopedics, Baoding No.1 Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Baoding 071000, Hebei, P.R. China.
Qiu-Shuang MaQiu-shuang Ma, Department of Orthopedics, Baoding First Central Hospital, Baoding 071000, Hebei, P.R. China.
Meng ZhangMeng Zhang, Department of Orthopedics, Baoding No.1 Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Baoding 071000, Hebei, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) in the treatment of multi-segmental lumbar disc herniation (msLDH). Methods: From January 2021 to December 2021, 75 patients with msLDH admitted to Baoding No.1 Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were selected and divided into PTED group (n=40) and posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) group (n=35) according to different surgical methods. The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, surgical complications, Oswestry disability index (ODI) and Japanese Orthopedic Association score (JOA) scores were compared between the two groups. Results: In the PTED group, the average operation time was 57.45±12.01minutes, and the average intraoperative blood loss was 50.57±16.69ml. There were three patients with surgical complications, including one case of hematoma, one case of aggravation of neurological symptoms and one case of new onset of neurological symptoms. In the PLIF group, there were 12 cases undergoing single-segment operation, 15 cases undergoing double-segment operation and 8 cases undergoing three-segment operation, the average operation time was 137.26±34.64minutes, and the average intraoperative blood loss was 456.06±33.06ml, there were four cases of wound fat liquefaction or delayed healing, two cases of hematoma, and three cases of exacerbation of original neurological symptoms or new neurological symptoms. At one month, six months, and one year of postoperative, the ODI and JOA scores of the two groups were significantly improved compared with those preoperative, and the ODI scores of the PTED group were better than those of the PLIF group (t=3.131, 2.263, 3.768, all P<0.05). Conclusion: The surgical effect of PTED in the treatment of LDH is similar to that of PLIF. However, PTED has the advantages of short operation time, less blood loss, fewer surgical complications, and high surgical safety. It is worthy of clinical promotion.

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clinical efficacyMulti-segmental lumbar disc herniationsafetyTransforaminal endoscopy

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