Table 22.
Relationship between the incidence of representative complication and the surgical technology used for patients with lumbar disc herniation at L4/5 level
| Representative complications | No. of cases incidence (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional (1,352 cases) | Endoscopic (1,002 cases) | Microscopic (1,044 cases) | Percutaneus (17 cases) | |
| Nerve root damage | 12 (0.9) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Cauda equina damage | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Dural tear | 37 (2.7) | 23 (2.3) | 25 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Epidural hematoma | 12 (0.9) | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Deep wound infection | 9 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |