In the present paper , surgical approaches for treating lumbar disc herniation are described based upon the author ' s experience with 1 , 050 surgical cases , The standard technique for treating lumbar disc herniation( partial hemilaminectomy , or the so − called Love method ) is described in detaiL Alternative approaches for far lateral disc herniation and midline large disc herniation are also described . Finally , the outcomes and recurrence rates for lumbar disc surgery are discussed .