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Table 3 Comparison of low back pain scores and ODI in AUSS and UBE groups

From: Clinical effects of arthroscopic-assisted uni-portal spinal surgery and unilateral bi-portal endoscopy on unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a retrospective cohort study

 

AUSS

UBE

F

P

Lumbar VAS score

pre-operation

5.6 ± 1.4

5.7 ± 1.6

Finteraction = 3.683

P = 0.0254

3 months after operation

2.4 ± 0.8*

2.6 ± 1.1*

Ftime = 1331

P  < 0.0001

6 months after operation

2.1 ± 1.1*

1.9 ± 0.9*

Finter-group = 0.2833

P  = 0.5946

Leg VAS score

pre-operation

6.5 ± 1.3

6.7 ± 1.1

Finteraction = 4.132

P = 0.0162

3 months after operation

2.5 ± 1.2*

2.3 ± 1.3*

Ftime = 2065

P < 0.0001

6 months after operation

2.0 ± 1.1*

1.8 ± 1.4*

Finter-group = 1.033

P = 0.3096

ODI (%)

pre-operation

67.8 ± 10.7

64.8 ± 11.4

Finteraction = 6.865

P = 0.0011

3 months after operation

18.7 ± 6.7*

19.6 ± 7.8*

Ftime = 5478

P < 0.0001

6 months after operation

15.4 ± 5.6*

15.2 ± 6.2*

Finter-group = 2.994

P = 0.0838

  1. Preoperative comparison with this group P < 0. 05
  2. AUSS Arthroscopic-assisted Uni-portal Spinal Surgery; UBE Unilateral bi-portal endoscopy; ODI Oswestry disability index; VAS Visual analogue scale