The sequelae of minimally invasive surgery for lumbar disc herniation

Minimally invasive surgery for lumbar disc herniation is currently a popular clinical procedure, and postoperative complications rarely occur due to technological advances. The possible sequelae mainly include chronic pain in the lumbar spine, recurrence of lumbar disc herniation, and osteophytes, etc., as follows: 1. Chronic pain in the lumbar spine: after minimally invasive surgery, the local scar forms chronic sterile inflammation or the lumbar spine becomes unstable, resulting in the patient’s postoperative pain and discomfort in the lumbar region when he is cold or overworked. 2. Recurrence of lumbar disc herniation: mainly due to the minimally invasive surgery process In minimally invasive surgery, only the part of the herniated disc is removed, and the disc cannot be completely removed. The patient still has excessive bending and weight-bearing, sedentary situation, resulting in increased load on the lumbar spine, the nucleus pulposus in the intervertebral disc is prone to break through the fibrous ring again, resulting in recurrence of the disease. 3, osteophytes: If minimally invasive fusion surgery is performed, the degenerative changes of the surrounding vertebral body will be accelerated after surgery, which means that osteophytes are prone to occur.