| Objective To assess the therapeutic effect of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for the relief of pain with lumbar disc herniations.Methods Twenty-four patients(2014-06-2017-06)were treated with percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy,and their improvement after operation was assessed with low limp pain visual analogue scale(VAS) and modified MacNab criterion.Results The mean pain scores before and after treatment, at one week, at one month, at three months and at six months after treatment were 8.46±0.88, 1.33±1.24, 2.50±1.53, 2.08±1.56, 2.00±1.62, 2.00±1.50, respectively. 87.50% of the patients had good and excellent outcomes after treatment according to the modified MacNab criterion.Conclusion Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy is effective in the treatment of pain resulting from lumbar disc herniations. |
