Abstract:Abstract: Objective?To analyze the clinical efficacy of targeted decompression via foraminoplasty for treatment of free lumbar disc herniation complicated with nerve root canal stenosis.?Methods?A retrospective analysis was performed on 30 cases of free lumbar disc herniation and nerve root canal stenosis, all of them were treated with targeted decompression via foraminoplasty from October 2016 to December 2017. The visual analogue scale (VAS) score of waist pain and leg pain at 1 day before preoperation and 2 days, 3 months after postoperation were recorded, and the modified Macnab criteria was used to evaluate the effectiveness at 2 days, 3 months after postoperation.?Results?All the 30 patients underwent operation successfully. The operation time was 65?~?200 min, with an average of 90 min. Intraoperative blood loss was 15?~?35?ml, with an average of 25?ml. Bedtime is not more than 24?h, the average length of stay for 5?d. 1 day before preoperation, the VAS scores of waist pain and leg pain were (6.57?±?1.96), (7.03?±?1.75) points; 2 days after postoperation, the VAS scores of waist pain and leg pain were (2.03?±?0.96), (1.97?±?1.07) points; 3 months after postoperation, the VAS scores of waist pain and leg pain were (1.83?±?0.95), (1.77?±?1.04) points. 1 day before preoperation, 2 days and 3 months after postoperation, ODI were respectively (70.42?±?3.55)%, (22.56?±?0.72)%, (22.69?±?0.70)%. It can be seen 3 months after postoperation compared with 1 day before preoperative and 2 days after postoperation, all the indexes were improved, the difference was statistically significant (P?0.05). the modified Macnab criteria was used to evaluate the effectiveness. In terms of clinical,3 months after postoperation patients has a high rate of 96.67%, much better than 2 days after postoperation patients with73.33%, two sets of contrasting differences, statistically significant (P?0.05). ?Conclusions?Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic targeted decompression via foraminoplasty is a kind of minimally invasive,safe and effective treatment for the free lumbar disc herniation complicated with nerve root canal stenosis.