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The purpose of this study was to evaluate for potential disease risk factors leading to surgery based on a large single-center experience.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data for all patients who had undergone surgical treatment for HLD between December 2008 and December 2016 at a single pediatric tertiary care referral center were collected and compared to data for a healthy control population obtained through a Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) survey in order to determine relevant disease risk factors. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to determine the effect of potential risk factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty-seven patients in the disease cohort and 5212 healthy controls from the general population were included in the risk factor analysis. The mean body mass index was significantly higher in the disease population (30.2 vs 24.0 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, p &lt; 0.0001). Children who had undergone microdiscectomy were more likely to be obese (OR 7.4, 95% CI 3.46\u201315.8, p &lt; 0.001). No association was found between lumbar microdiscectomy and sports participation (OR 1.0, 95% CI \u22120.002 to 0.005, p = 0.37).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Microdiscectomy remains a viable and safe option in the setting of failed conservative management for pediatric HLD. 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