Abstract:Postoperative relapse of lumbar disc herniation (rLDH) might compress nerves and cause failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). Because the blood supply to the annulus is mainly from the small vessels of the peripheral segmental artery branches and the forma- tion of annulus scar takes 3~6 months, the new scar formed around the rupture has low strength-resistance capacity. As the pressure in the intervertebral disc increases rapidly, the residual nucleus pulposus will protrude again from the scar. On the other hand, the inflammatory factors released from the spinal canal into intervertebral disc through the annulus fibrosus rupture, and further aggravates the degeneration of the intervertebral disc. Fibrous ring repair can promote the healing of broken annulus fibrosus, significantly enhance the hardness of scar, reduce the re-protrusion rate of nucleus pulposus, and reduce the possibility of postoperative revision. With the popularity of the con- cept of minimally invasive spine surgery, the way of fibrous annulus repair has gradually changed from open laminae fenestration surgery to endoscopic minimally invasive surgery. Therefore, this paper reviews the different surgical procedures for annular fibrosus repair.