Table 6 Proportion of patients with reported improvement in back and leg pain (Numeric Rating Scale; NRS) exceeding the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) 1, 7, and 14 days after surgery in the 49 patients with preoperative leg pain, and in the 47 with preoperative back pain, aged 51–85 years who underwent decompression due to central lumbar spinal stenosis (CLSS)
Preoperative | Postoperative—proportion of patients with improvement > MCID | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Day 1 | Day 7 | Day 14 | |
NRS back pain 1–10 (n = 47) | 11 (23%) | 15 (32%) | 24 (51%) |
NRS leg pain 1–10 (n = 49) | 40 (82%) | 33 (67%) | 35 (71%) |