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Table 1 Relevant characteristics of the study group

From: Complications of lumbar disc herniations following trans-sacral epiduroscopic lumbar decompression: a single-center, retrospective study

 

Mean

N (%)

Population

 

127 (100)

Age (years)

42.2 ± 15.2

 

Duration of low back pain (months)

12.3 ± 2.3

 

Sex

 

83 (65.4)

 Male

 

44 (34.6)

Main disc lesion

  

 L2-3

 

2 (1.6)

 L3-4

 

5 (3.9)

 L4-5

 

50 (39.3)

 L5-S1

 

70 (55.1)

Type of herniation

  

 Central

 

73 (57.5)

 Paracentral

 

54 (42.5)

Disc type

  

 Hard (calcification)

 

48 (37.8)

 Soft

 

79 (62.2)