Author:
Li Ran,Fu Dongming,Han Hao,Zhan Zihao,Wu Yiang,Meng Bin
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy (PEID) for treating highly downward-migrated disc herniation.
Methods
We conducted a retrospective study on 39 patients with highly downward-migrated disc herniation who underwent PEID treatment between January 2015 and October 2020. The clinical outcomes, including the preoperative and postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) for the back and leg, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and MacNab criteria for surgical success, were evaluated and compared to thirty-seven patients treated with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF).
Results
The mean operation time of PEID was 93.00(77.00,110.00) min, while that of PLIF was 169.00(157.00,183.00) min. Continued improvement in both PEID and PLIF was observed in the VAS and ODI scores immediately after the surgery to the last follow‐up. The VAS and ODI scores of PEID one week after surgery were significantly different from those of PLIF. One patient with recurrent lumbar disc herniation in the same segment improved after undergoing repeat PEID, two patients had dura tears, and conservative treatment helped relieve the symptoms. The overall percentage of patients with good to excellent results of PELD according to the modified MacNab criteria was 97.43%, while that of PLIF was 94.60%.
Conclusions
PEID has reliable efficacy and safety for treating highly downward-migrated disc herniation. And the long-term efficacy of PEID is comparable to PLIF. No severe complications occurred after surgery, and most patients’ symptoms were relieved.
Funder
Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Surgery
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