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evaluate clinicalsurgical results tubular vs miniopen approach lumbar discoidectomy tubular approach promises reduce number rest days earlier return daily activities work casecontrol study patients operated disc herniation using tubular surgery case miniopen control carried variables investigated follow radicular lumbar pain sex age failure conservative treatment singlelevel lumbar hernia surgical time bleeding length hospital stay persistence symptoms complications occupational activity reintegration everyday activities 100 surgeries performed two groups created tubular miniopen 50 patients l4l5 l5s1 disc herniation respectively affected level l4l5 69 total cases significant improvement found p 005 15 postoperative days vas odi scale tubular group respect miniopen complications surgical wound infection durotomy persistent pain occurred tubular approach safe effective option herniated discs lumbar segment reduces surgical times bleeding time reinsertion daily activities patient