Table 1

Patient, operative, and immediate postoperative details for the 3 patients included in the case series.

Age, ySexASABMILevelDiagnosisProcedureDurotomy LocationDurotomy Size, mmRepair AgentOperative Time, minLength of Hospital Stay, min
73M326.7L2-L3Large, central HNP causing canal and right greater than left lateral recess stenosis with right L3 radiculopathyRight transforaminal discectomyVentral nerve root sleeve of the traversing right L3 nerve root2Collagen matrix87309
49M128.1L3-L4Left-sided foraminal/far lateral HNP causing left L3 radiculopathyLeft transforaminal discectomyVentrolateral aspect of the traversing left L4 root2Collagen matrix58172
43F124.1L4-L5Facet and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy with superimposed left paracentral HNP causing lateral recess stenosis and left L5 radiculopathyLeft interlaminar hemilaminotomy and discectomyDorsolateral aspect of the thecal sac2.5Collagen matrix and polyethylene glycol hydrogel1231068
  • Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; F, female; HNP, herniated nucleus pulposus; M, male.