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Table 2 Pain relief and functional improvement

From: Percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy via inner border of inferior pedicle approach for downmigrated disc herniation: a retrospective study

Variables

Preoperative

1st Post-operative day

3rd Post-operative month

The final follow-up

VAS-Back

5.18 ± 0.81

4.76 ± 0.44

2.35 ± 0.49*

1.35 ± 0.49*

VAS-Leg

6.94 ± 0.66

3.47 ± 0.51*

1.82 ± 0.53*

1.47 ± 0.51*

ODI

48.00 ± 3.64

-

23.35 ± 1.93*

18.71 ± 1.31*

  1. *P < 0.05 represents a statistical difference from preoperative data