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From: Comparison of surgical invasiveness, hidden blood loss, and clinical outcome between unilateral biportal endoscopic and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for lumbar degenerative disease: a retrospective cohort study

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A typical BE-LIF case. A 57-year-old man presented with recurrent lower back pain radiating to the left lower limb with intermittent claudication for six years, which worsened and failed to respond to conservative treatment for six months. Diagnosis: lumbar disc herniation with spinal stenosis. A, B: Preoperative anteroposterior and lateral X-rays of the lumbar spine; c, d, e: Preoperative axial CT, sagittal and axial MRI showed L4/5 lumbar disc herniation with spinal canal stenosis; f, g: Postoperative anteroposterior and lateral X-rays of the lumbar spine; h: Axial CT after BE-LIF showed sufficient spinal canal decompression and local bone defect; i, j: Postoperative sagittal and axial MRI indicated adequate decompression

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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