Objective To analyze the effect of surgical position nursing for radiofrequency ablation in posterior root ganglion in lumbar spinal nerve guided by MRI in lateral prone position．Methods Sixty-two patients with lumbar disc herniation hospitalized in Liwan Central Hospital of Guangzhou from September 2018 to December 2020 were randomly divided into two groups（the lateral prone position group and the prone position group,31 patients in each group）．The lateral prone position group used the lateral prone position with about 30 degrees elevation of the affected side,and the prone position group used the standard prone position for operation．Operating time,surgical complications,surgical position related complications,and operator satisfaction evaluation of surgical field exposure were recorded in both groups．Results All patients completed the operation successfully．No surgical complications such as bleeding,infection,lower limb paralysis,aggravated nerve injury or organ injury were found in the two groups．No surgical position related complications such as intraocular pressure raising,brachial plexus injury or pressure ulcers in both the groups either．The operation time was（60.65±12.45）min in the lateral prone position group and（70.58±10.25）min in the standard prone position group,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant（t=3.429,P=0.001）．The surgeon’s satisfaction evaluation of the surgical field exposure was much higher in the lateral prone position group（93.55%）compared with the standard prone position group（77.42%）,and the difference was statistically significant（χ²=4.29,P=0.038）．Conclusions Radiofrequency ablation in posterior root ganglion of lumbar spinal nerve guided by MRI in lateral prone position is safe and effective．Good surgical position nursing can effectively prevent complications．