Table 2 Patients’ characteristics and outcomes
Gender | |
Male | 20 |
Female | 13 |
Level operated | |
L2–3 | 2 |
L3–4 | 15 |
L4–5 | 16 |
Operative time (min) | Average 110 (range 55–166) |
Blood loss (ml) | Average 33 (range 10–55) |
Femoral stretch test | |
Positive | 21 |
Negative | 12 |
Lost tendon reflexes | |
Negative | 29 |
Postive | 4 |
Clinical improvement | |
Radiating leg pain | |
Proeperative VAS score | Average 8 (range 6–10) |
Postoperative VAS score | Average 2.1 (range 1–4) |
Postop. VAS score 6 monthsa | Average 1.8 (range 1–4) |
Sensory deficit | |
Preoperative | |
Present | 20 |
Absent | 13 |
Last follow-up | |
Present | 4 |
Absent | 29 |
Motor weakness (out of 5) | |
Preop. | Average 3.3 (range 1–5) |
Last follow-up | Average 4.7 (range 3–5) |
Functional outcome (by modified Macnab criteria) | |
Excellent | 28 |
Good | 5 |