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Table 1 Patient demographics, operative time, length of hospital stay and duration of followup for endoscopic discectomy

From: Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: clinical and quality of life outcomes with a minimum 2 year follow-up

 

Endoscopic discectomy

Age

Mean 35.6 years

 

Range 15 – 68 years

Sex

23 female: 32 male

 

42% female: 58% male

Operative time

Mean 55.8 minutes

 

Range 30 – 100 minutes

Length of hospital stay

Mean 17.3 hours

 

Range 6 to 24 hours

Follow-up

Mean 3.4 years

 

Range 2.0 – 6.5 years

Duration of medical leave

Mean 24.3 days

 

Range 10 – 60 days