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Our aim was to compare outcomes following surgery for lumbar disc herniation (LDH) in private versus public hospitals.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Data were obtained from the Norwegian registry for spine surgery. Primary outcome was change in Oswestry disability index (ODI) 1\u00a0year after surgery. Secondary endpoints were quality of life (EuroQol EQ-5D), back and leg pain, complications, and duration of surgery and hospital stays.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Among 5221 patients, 1728 in the private group and 3493 in the public group, 3624 (69.4%) completed 1-year follow-up. In the private group, mean improvement in ODI was 28.8 points vs 32.3 points in the public group (mean difference \u2212\u20093.5, 95% CI \u2212\u20095.0 to \u2212\u20091.9; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> for equivalence &lt;\u20090.001). Equivalence was confirmed in a propensity-matched cohort and following mixed linear model analyses. There were differences in mean change between the groups for EQ-5D (mean difference \u2212\u20090.05, 95% CI \u2212\u20090.08 to \u2212\u20090.02; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.002) and back pain (mean difference \u2212\u20090.2, 95% CI \u2212\u20090.2, \u2212\u20090.4 to \u2212\u20090.004; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.046), but after propensity matching, the groups did not differ. No difference was found between the two groups for leg pain. Complication rates was lower in the private group (4.5% vs 7.2%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), but after propensity matching, there was no difference. 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