Research Article

IFN-γ Correlations with Pain Assessment, Radiological Findings, and Clinical Intercourse in Patient after Lumbar Microdiscectomy: Preliminary Study

Table 5

Radiological findings (MRI) and IFN-γ level.

Radiological findingsIFN-γ before surgery (pg/ml)IFN-γ after surgery (pg/ml)

DiscUnruptured100.4270.186
Ruptured17
Modic changesYes190.0140.055
No8
Nerve compressionYes230.0060.017
No4

: 5 patients had MRI and intraoperative divergences so were missed out. Mann-Whitney test for two independent samples with highlighted in bold.