FE group | IE group | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Follow-up period (months) | 27.5 | 27.8 | > 0.05 |
Preoperative VAS | 8.23 ± 0.93 | 8.25 ± 1.05 | > 0.05 |
Last follow-up VAS | 2.60 ± 1.60 | 2.40 ± 1.50 | > 0.05 |
Preoperative ODI (%) | 62.0 ± 14.2 | 63.9 ± 15.7 | > 0.05 |
Last follow-up ODI (%) | 7.60 ± 1.60 | 7.60 ± 1.60 | > 0.05 |
MacNab evaluation | |||
Excellence | 52 | 48 | |
Good | 9 | 9 | |
Fair | 3 | 4 | |
Poor | 1 | 0 | |
Excellence/good rate | 90.80% | 91.40% | > 0.05 |
Complications | |||
Fragment omissions | 0 | 0 | |
Nerve root injury | 0 | 0 | |
Postoperative dysesthesia | 4 | 3 | |
Recurrent disc herniation | 1 | 0 | |
Rhachiaesthesia | 0 | 1 | |
Complication rate | 7.69% | 6.60% | > 0.05 |