Standard Techniques for Lumbar Disc Herniation

Abstract

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 ．