title: [Microendoscopic disectomy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical value of microendoscopic disectomy for the treatment of lumbosacral disc herniation(LDH).
  
  
  METHODS
  Microendoscopic disectomy (MED) technique was used to remove the nucleus and decompress the narrowed nerve root canal through an incision of 1.6 cm in length under the guidance of the "C" arm X-ray machine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-two patients with LDH underwent MED were followed up for 5 months. Eighty patients were evaluated as excellent, two as good according to the Macnab Scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The microendoscopic disectomy can clearly expose the intervertibra and the nerve root, has little influence on the stability of the posterior structure of the spine, and can keep the spine intact. So the microendoscopic disectomy is a safe and an effective technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged