Preoperative patient expectations and postoperative satisfaction following singlelevel unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar discectomy: Are higher expectations associated with lower satisfaction?
OBJECTIVE Unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) has gained prominence in the surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) because of its minimally invasive profile. How preoperative patient expectations align with postoperative satisfaction after UBE remains insufficiently characterized. The aim was to evaluate the...