Clinical Study

The Early Clinical Outcomes of a Percutaneous Full-Endoscopic Interlaminar Approach via a Surrounding Nerve Root Discectomy Operative Route for the Treatment of Ventral-Type Lumbar Disc Herniation

Table 1

Comparison of functional indicators recorded before performing a percutaneous full-endoscopic interlaminar approach via the surrounding nerve root discectomy operative route and during follow-up (mean ± SD).

IndicatorsPre-op1 week3 months6 months12 months

VAS7.32 ± 1.362.27 ± 0.771.59 ± 0.590.77 ± 0.530.59 ± 0.59
ODI (%)69.53 ± 11.6914.79 ± 4.6211.15 ± 4.988.47 ± 3.875.61 ± 2.32

Note. VAS and ODI: homogeneity test of variance, , single factor analysis of variance using the Tamhane test.