Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae in Adolescents: Effects on the Short-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy

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MRI before the first surgery and the additional surgery (the white arrows indicate lumbar disc herniation). One patient in group A exhibited a recurrence (a). One patient in group A presented a new lumbar disc herniation (b). One patient in group B exhibited a recurrence (c). Two patients in group B presented new lumbar disc herniations (d and e).

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