Fig. 5.
A 42 years old male patient who under PELD (L4‐5) and had neurogenic claudication without LBP before the operation. (A) Sagittal preoperative MRI of the lumbar spine showed the L4‐5 disc herniation and spinal stenosis. The patient also indicated the pain provocation during the PLL incision and the pain disappeared when the PLL incision is over. (B) Postoperative MRI indicated that the decompression was successful. On the first postoperative day, the patient was able to get out of bed with protection of the waistline.