Abstract:Objective To investigate the impacts of percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy (PEID) on pain level and lumbar function in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH).Methods From January 2022 to August 2023, 84 patients were diagnosed with L4/5 LDH based on clinical data and imaging information were selected as the study subjects. And they were assigned into 42 cases in experimental group and 42 cases in traditional groups complying with treatment methods. The traditional group underwent traditional open approach treatment, while the experimental group underwent PEID. The surgical indicators (including hospitalization time, surgical time, bed rest time, and intraoperative fluoroscopy frequency), the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were compared between the two groups, the visual analogue scale (VAS) score and Oswestry disability index (ODI) were used to quantify the pain level of waist and lower limbs and lumbar function, and the excellent and good rate of clinical satisfaction and the incidence of complications were compared.Results The hospitalization time and bed rest time of the experimental group were obviously shorter than those of the traditional group, while the fluoroscopy frequency was less than that of the traditional group, and surgical time was longer than that of the traditional group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). After treatment, the pain VAS score and ODI of waist and lower limbs, the IL-6, and TNF-α in the two groups were lower than those before treatment, the experimental group was lower than the traditional group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The excellent and good rate of the experimental group and the traditional group were 88.10% and 83.33%, respectively, with no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the total incidence of complications between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion PEID surgery can effectively alleviate nerve compression, alleviate pain of waist and lower limbs, promote the recovering of lumbar function, and facilitate postoperative recovery in LDH patients.