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Fig. 1

From: Treatment of L5 - S1 intervertebral disc herniation with posterior percutaneous full-endoscopic discectomy by grafting tubes at various positions via an interlaminar approach

Fig. 1

a. A schematic view of the protrusion of disc. b. The disc can be seen intraoperatively protruding at the shoulder of the nerve root (the long arrow shows the nerve root, and the short arrow shows the protruding disc tissue). c. The disc can be seen intraoperatively protruding at the axilla of the nerve root (the long arrow shows the dura sac, the medium arrow shows the nerve root, and the short arrow shows the protruding disc tissue). d. The disc can be seen intraoperatively protruding at the ventral side of the nerve root (the long arrow shows the nerve root, and the short arrow shows the protruding disc tissue)

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