Clinical Study

The Early Clinical Outcomes of a Percutaneous Full-Endoscopic Interlaminar Approach via a Surrounding Nerve Root Discectomy Operative Route for the Treatment of Ventral-Type Lumbar Disc Herniation

Figure 1

The axial MR image and schematic depiction of ventral-type lumbar disc herniation (VLDH). Note. (a) The protrusions are mainly located in the ventral nerve root. The blue arrow indicates the protrusive disc tissues, and the red arrow indicates the nerve root. (b) Lower LDH can be classified into three types: (1) axilla, (2) shoulder, and (3) ventral.
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