Comparison of outcomes between unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy and percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy in single-level lumbar disc herniation.

Junyang Li, Jianjian Yin, Tao Ma, Jingwei Wu, Xiaoshuang Tu, Luming Nong, Gongming Gao

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Junyang Li *Orthopedics Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

Jianjian Yin *Orthopedics Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

Tao MaOrthopedics Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

Jingwei WuOrthopedics Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

Xiaoshuang TuOrthopedics Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

Luming NongOrthopedics Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

Gongming GaoOrthopedics Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

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Abstract

Purpose: The clinical results of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) and unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy (UBED) for the treatment of L4/L5 disc herniation were compared. Methods: Patients with L4/L5 disc herniation who had either Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy (PTED; Results: A retrospective analysis of 122 patients with L4/L5 disc herniation revealed that 69 of them received unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy (UBED) and 53 got percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED). Leg pain ( Conclusion: Both UBED and PTED are effective and safe treatment options for L4/L5 disc herniation. UBED entailed less fluoroscopic exposure, and PTED contributed to less blood loss as well as a shorter hospital stay.

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full-endoscopiclumbar disc herniationminimally invasivepercutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomyunilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy

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PMID42591339

DOI10.3389/fsurg.2026.1863660

PMCPMC13461799

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