Research Article

Application of Mixed Reality Using Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Displays in Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy

Table 2

Clinical outcomes of the two groups.

MixR-assisted TPED groupConventional TPED group

Preoperative NRS
 Back pain0.45
 Leg pain0.46
Preoperative ODI (%)0.60
Postoperative NRS
 Back pain0.40
 Leg pain0.31
Postoperative ODI (%)0.14
Improved NRS
 Back pain0.99
 Leg pain0.75
Improved ODI (%)0.86
Operation time (min)0.01

TPED: transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic discectomy; MixR: mixed reality; NRS-LP: numerical rating scale for leg pain; NRS-BP: numerical rating scale for back pain; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index.