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Few studies have attempted to compare the results of surgery among microscopic discectomy using a tubular retractor (MD), microendoscopic discectomy (MED) and Love's method using a microscope (micro-Love) for patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). In this study, the surgical outcomes of MD and MED were reviewed and compared with those for the micro-Love method. The subjects comprised 53 patients with LDH, among whom 8 underwent MD, 22 underwent MED, and 23 underwent the micro-Love methods. The operation time in the MED group was significantly longer than that in the other groups. However, there were no significant differences in recovery rate in terms of JOA score and blood loss among the three groups. These surgical methods seem to be as equally useful for the treatment of patients with LDH if surgeons become proficient in the use of each of them.
