Surgical Outcomes for Upper Lumbar Disc Herniations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Murray EchtRyan HollandWenzhu MowreyPhillip CezayirliRafael De la Garza RamosMousa HamadYaroslav GelfandMichael LongoMerritt D KinonVijay YanamadalaSaad ChaudharySamuel K ChoReza YassariPublished in: Global spine journal (2020)
Our analysis reveals that discectomy for ULDH has an overall success rate of approximately 80% and has not improved with MIS. Discectomy for herniations at L3-4 trends toward better outcomes compared with L1-2 and L2-3, but was not significant.