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Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy(PTED) in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Methods: The clinical and follow-up data of 194 patients who were admitted in our hospital from 2009 to 2013 and diagnosed as lumbar disc herniation were treated by PTED were retrospectively analyzed. The clinical efficacy was evaluated by visual analogue scale(VAS), Lehmann Lumbar function score, modified Macnab criteria and SF-36 before and after operation. Results: All the patients were followed up at least 12 months after the operation. The postoperative VAS score, lumbar function, quality of life were obviously improved on the day after surgery, at the 3rd, 12 th month after surgery compared with those preoperation(P<0.05)..At the 3rd, 12 th month after surgery, the excellent rate of modified Macnab criteria were 90.7%, 92.3%,respectively. Conclusion: PTED was a safe and effective treatment for lumbar disc herniation, which could obviously relieve the lumbar spinal function and improve the quality of life with high safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]