Hui Wang, Xiaonan Zhou, Xingyu Li, Zeng Xu, Qingbing Meng, Jianxi Wang, Xiaolong Shen, Huajiang Chen, Wen Yuan, Xiaodong Wu
INTRODUCTION: Low back pain following transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD) is prevalent (15-25% incidence). Modifying TELD techniques to avoid excessive disc removal has been suggested to reduce such pain. Facet injury, re-herniation, and disc space collapse might contribute. This retrospective study aimed to explore factors linked to post-TELD low back pain. METHODS: A total of 351 patients with L3/4, L4/5, and L5/S1 intervertebral lumbar disc herniations, who underwent TELD at two spine centers, were included...
2023: Journal of Pain Research