Table 5 MacNab classification [12]
Results | Complications |
|---|---|
Excellent | No pain; no restriction of activity |
Good | Occasional back or leg pain not interfering with the patient’s ability to do his or her normal work, or to enjoy leisure activities |
Fair | Improved functional capacity, but handicapped by intermittent pain of sufficient severity tocurtail or modify work or leisure activities |
Poor | No improvement or insufficient improvement toenable an increase in activities/or furtheroperative intervention required |