Is minimally invasive surgery for lumbar disc herniation risky?

Minimally invasive surgery for lumbar disc herniation is a common method for treating the disease in recent years. The technology is relatively mature, the risk is low, and there are usually not too many problems. This is mainly because minimally invasive surgery uses visualization under the percutaneous foraminal endoscope, which can accurately reach the lesion. At the same time, the incision of minimally invasive surgery is small, and the degree of damage to the inside of the vertebral body is low. For patients with lumbar disc herniation, the first risk of minimally invasive surgery is that it is easy to cause damage to the spinal cord and nerve roots in the lumbar spinal canal during the operation. If there is an intraoperative injury, persistent low back pain and buttocks and leg pain will occur later. In severe cases, it can also cause muscle atrophy of both lower limbs, or even paralysis. How big is the risk of minimally invasive surgery for lumbar disc herniation?

Symptoms of lumbar nerve injury

The lumbar spine plays a great role in protecting the human body when standing, walking, living and working. When the lumbar nerves are damaged, various symptoms will appear. First of all, the lumbar nerves control the sensation and movement of the lower limbs. If the lumbar nerves are damaged, discomfort in the area controlled by the lower limbs will occur accordingly, and the muscle strength in the area controlled will also decrease. The symptoms of lumbar nerve injury are divided into the upper conus medullaris and the lower cauda equina. Their compression symptoms are different. If the upper conus medullaris is damaged, it often manifests as impaired urination and defecation. The damage of the disease is mainly caused by the protrusion of the lumbar intervertebral disc, local bone hyperplasia or ligament hypertrophy and calcification compressing the nerves and causing nerve damage.

What causes left lumbar pain?

Pain on the left side of the lumbar spine is caused by many reasons, most of which are due to lumbar muscle strain, lumbar bone hyperplasia, lumbar disc herniation, etc. In addition, some abdominal diseases cannot be ruled out, such as kidney stones. The pain caused by kidney stones may also radiate to the left side of the lumbar spine. For example, long-term sitting, excessive bending, long-term heavy physical labor or sports injuries will cause repeated stretching of the soft tissue on one side of the waist, local muscle congestion and edema, and the formation of aseptic inflammation. There are many reasons for pain on the left side of the lumbar spine.