15 August 2023: Clinical Research
Risk Factors and Causes of Reoperation in Lumbar Disc Herniation Patients after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Retrospective Case Series with a Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up
Tao Tang 1BCDE , Jiahao Liu 2ACD , Jian Cao 2A , Dingwen He 2AE , Xigao Cheng 2AEG , Shuihua Xie 1CDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939844
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939844
Figure 4 (A, B) Preoperative MRI scan shows the segment of lumbar disc herniation at L5-S1 (red arrow). (C) The working channels of interlaminar approach. (D) The decompressed nerve root under endoscopic view (white arrow). (F, F) Three years later, MRI reexamination showed the herniated disc on the right side at level L5-S1 with severely foraminal stenosis (red arrow). (G, H) X-ray examination of lumbar vertebrae after reoperation.