Foraminoplasty at the Tip or Base of the Superior Articular Process for Lateral Recess Stenosis in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Controlled Study with 2-Year Follow-Up

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:5.97em"/><col style="width:7.14em"/><col style="width:10.32em"/><col style="width:10.83em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"><b>Time point</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>Pre-operation</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>1 year postoperatively</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>2 years postoperatively</b></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Group A</td><td class="align_center">28.4±8.1</td><td class="align_center">55.8±9.3</td><td class="align_center">62.2±8.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Group B</td><td class="align_center">29.1±7.7</td><td class="align_center">56.3±10.1</td><td class="align_center">61.1±7.3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div><i>MC:  </i><b><i>mental component.</i></b><br/></div></td></tr></table>

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Table 6: Foraminoplasty at the Tip or Base of the Superior Articular Process for Lateral Recess Stenosis in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Controlled Study with 2-Year Follow-Up 

Table 6 | Foraminoplasty at the Tip or Base of the Superior Articular Process for Lateral Recess Stenosis in Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Controlled Study with 2-Year Follow-Up 