Abstract:Objective To observe the clinical effect of interlaminar approach percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) in treatment of minimal lumbar disc herniation (MLDH).Methods Twelve patients with MLDH treated from January 2019 to January 2020 were selected, who were treated by PELD. The visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores were analyzed at one day before operation and different times after operation, and MacNab rating was used to evaluate the patients at the last follow-up.Results The follow-up time were (12.1 ± 2.6) months. The operation time was (45.5 ± 8.5) min. the VAS and ODI scores at 1 day, 1 month, 3 months after operation and the last follow-up were improved compared with those before operation (P < 0.05). MacNab evaluation showed that 9 cases were excellent and 3 cases were good.Conclusion The treatment of MLDH by interlaminar approach PELD has good clinical effect with little trauma and obvious improvement of symptoms.