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Secondary outcomes included operative time, number of intraoperative fluoroscopies, incision length, length of hospital stay, perioperative hemoglobin change, complications, facet joint preservation, and serum inflammatory markers.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Both the AUSS and UBE groups exhibited significant postoperative improvements in VAS and ODI compared with baseline (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). No significant between-group differences in clinical efficacy were observed at any time point (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&gt;\u20090.05). The excellent-to-good rates were 87.9% for AUSS and 88.5% for UBE. No significant between-group differences in complication and facet joint preservation rates were found (AUSS: 6.1% vs. UBE: 7.7% and AUSS: 81.6% vs. UBE: 83.2%, respectively). However, the AUSS group showed shorter incision length and operative time, fewer fluoroscopic exposures, smaller postoperative hemoglobin decreases, and lower levels of inflammatory markers on postoperative day 3 (all\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Both AUSS and UBE provided satisfactory short-term clinical outcomes for AT-LDH. 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