Abstract:Objective To assess the predictive value of the modified Pfirrmann grading system in the treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH) by Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD). Methods Information was collected on 252 LDH patients treated in the Pain Department of Shandong Provincial Hospital from November 2020 to August 2022, and they were divided into the high grade group (group A, n=114) and the low grade group (group B, n=138) according to the modified pfirrmann grading system of herniation discs. After differences of baseline data being balanced by Propensity Score Matching (PSM), the scores of Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Modified Macnab excellent and good rate were compared and analyzed before surgery, 7 d after surgery, and 1, 3, 6 months after surgery. Results NRS scores, ODI scores and PSQI scores were significantly improved in both groups at difffferent time points after surgery (P<0.05). Compared with group A, the NRS scores and ODI scores were signifificantly decreased at 7 d after surgery and 1, 3, 6 months after surgery in group B (P<0.05). Compared with group A, the PSQI scores were signifificantly decreased at 1, 3, 6 months after surgery in group B (P<0.01). Modified Macnab excellent and good rate in the B group were significantly higher than those in the A group at 7 d after surgery and 1, 3, 6 months after surgery (P<0.001). Conclusion The efficacy of the B group was significantly better than that of the A group. The modified Pfirrmann grading system is correlated with the efficacy of PELD in the treatment of LDH, which has important clinical value for the rational selection of patients before surgery and the prediction of postoperative efficacy.