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Table 1 Radiological Classification of Migrated Disc Herniation [22]

From: Functional outcomes of full-endoscopic spine surgery for high-grade migrated lumbar disc herniation: a prospective registry-based cohort study with more than 5 years of follow-up

Zone

Direction

Range of Distance

Zone 1

Far upward

From the inferior margin of the upper pedicle to 3 mm below the inferior margin of the upper pedicle

Zone 2

Near upward

From 3 mm below the inferior margin of the upper pedicle to the inferior margin of the upper vertebral body

Zone 3

Near downward

From the superior margin of the lower vertebral body to the center of the lower pedicle

Zone 4

Far downward

From the center to the inferior margin of the lower pedicle