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Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học quốc tế đề tài : Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: clinical and quality of life outcomes with a minimum 2 year follow-up | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research BioMed Central Open Access Research article Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy clinical and quality of life outcomes with a minimum 2 year follow-up Chan WB Peng 1 William Yeo2 and Seang B Tan1 Address Department of Orthopedic Surgery Singapore General Hospital Outram Road Singapore 169608 Singapore and 2Department of Physiotherapy Singapore General Hospital Outram Road Singapore 169608 Singapore Email Chan WB Peng - chanpeng99@ William Yeo - Seang B Tan - Corresponding author Published 25 June 2009 Received 8 October 2008 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2009 4 20 doi 1749-799X-4-20 Accepted 25 June 2009 This article is available from http content 4 1 20 2009 Peng et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy is a relatively new technique. Very few studies have reported the clinical outcome of percutaneous endoscopic discectomy in terms of quality of life and return to work. Method 55 patients with percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy done from 2002 to 2006 had their clinical outcomes reviewed in terms of the North American Spine Score NASS Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 scores SF-36 and Pain Visual Analogue Scale VAS and return to work. Results The mean age was years the mean operative time was minutes and the mean length of follow-up was years. The mean hospital stay for endoscopic discectomy was hours. There was significant reduction in the severity of back pain and lower limb symptoms NASS and VAS p at 6 months and 2 years. There was significant improvement in all .