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Table 3 Comparison of the clinical outcomes of the TESSYS and ZESSYS groups

From: Application of a targeted and quantificational foraminoplasty device in percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy for L5–S1 disc herniation: preliminary clinical outcomes

 

TESSYS

ZESSYS

p value

VAS score for low back pain

 Preoperative

3.60 ± 0.95

3.38 ± 0.69

0.310

 Postoperative

2.20 ± 0.92*

2.36 ± 1.03*

0.541

 12 months

1.48 ± 1.02*

1.30 ± 0.84*

0.467

VAS score for leg pain

 Preoperative

5.91 ± 1.23

6.17 ± 1.61

0.505

 Postoperative

2.10 ± 0.97*

2.25 ± 0.86*

0.532

 12 months

1.22 ± 0.70*

1.10 ± 0.84*

0.572

ODI score

 Preoperative

59.36 ± 8.33

61.57 ± 7.89

0.312

 Postoperative

15.50 ± 4.48*

16.07 ± 4.82*

0.648

 12 months

12.50 ± 3.06*

12.07 ± 3.67*

0.637

MacNab criteria (12 months)

 Excellent

17

19

0.569

 Good

7

6

 Fair

4

3

 Poor

0

0

  1. VAS visual analog scale, ODI Oswestry Disability Index
  2. *Compared with preoperatively, P < 0.05