Minimally invasive lumbar disc herniation surgery and traditional open surgery have their own advantages and disadvantages, according to the condition of the choice of surgical methods.
1. Traditional open surgery: decompression of the lumbar spinal canal, lumbar discectomy, or lumbar fusion. If the disc degeneration is serious, the lumbar disc herniation is combined with spinal instability, the lumbar spinal canal is obviously narrowed, and the lumbar spinal canal relapses after the minimally invasive surgery, it is usually necessary to perform traditional open surgery.
2. Minimally invasive surgery: the herniated part of the disc can be removed, and decompression measures can be taken around the nerve root, with the advantages of small surgical injuries and fast recovery.
Herniated lumbar discs should go to a regular hospital in time, and the doctor will evaluate which kind of surgery is better according to the specific condition.