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From: Short-term clinical efficacy of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy in treating young patients with lumbar disc herniation

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The patient was a 62-year-old male and had a protrusion in the posterior left portion of the L5/S1 interverbral discs. a MRI revealed a left L5/S1 interverbral disc protrusion in the sagittal section. b In the cross section, it revealed a protrusion in the posterior left portion of the L5/S1 interverbral discs, which compressed the left 1 sacral nerve root. c Placement of the working channel during the operation (anteroposterior film). d Placement of the working channel during the operation (lateral film). e The left five spinal nerve root was exposed during the operation. f After the operation, MRI revealed no significant protrusion in the L5/S1 interverbral discs. g After the operation, in the transverse section, it revealed no significant protrusion in the L5/S1 interverbral discs, and the nerve roots were not compressed

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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