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Table 3 The preoperative and postoperative VAS data

From: Evaluation of efficacy and safety of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery (PTES) for surgical treatment of calcified lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective cohort study of 101 patients

 

Preoperative

Immediately

1 week

1 month

2 months

3 months

6 months

12 months

24 months

CLDH

9 (5–10)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–8)

2 (0–5)

1 (0–4)

1 (0–3)

1 (0–3)

1 (0–3)

0 (0–3)

ULDH

8 (6–10)

2 (0–4)

2 (0–9)

2 (0–6)

1 (0–4)

1 (0–3)

1 (0–3)

1 (0–2)

0 (0–3)

p-valuea

0.211

0.049

0.152

0.893

0.641

0.693

0.994

0.520

0.774

  1. a Values are expressed in the format of “Median (Min-Max)”. Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the VAS score between CLDH and ULDH groups at every point of time
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