Combining domestic and foreign literature,we sorted out and summarized the progress of minimally invasive treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis in traditional Chinese and Western medicine,such as spinal endoscopic techniques,microendoscopic techniques,minimally invasive fusion techniques,interventional tech-niques,computer-assisted navigation techniques and needle-knife therapy techniques,we considered and discussed the problems including the advantanges and disadvantages of minimally invasive treatment,the surgical indica-tions,the complications and the management,whether the infusion is required,and postoperative care,attempting to provide the reference for clinical therapy of lumbar spinal stenosis.