Endoscopic Transforaminal Thoracic Foraminotomy and Discectomy for the Treatment of Thoracic Disc Herniation

Table 1

Patient baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes.

Case number	Age	Sex	Level	Main symptoms	Follow-up (M)	Pre-VAS	Post-VAS	Pre-ODI	Post-ODI	MacNab
1	59	F	T12-L1	Low back and mid back pain, leg pain	33.5	10	5	42	52	Good
2	43	F	T9-10	Mid back pain	32.5	10	7	56	88	Fair
3	40	M	T9-10 (R)/T9-10 (L)	Mid back pain	18	10	2	42	12	Excellent
4	56	F	T6-7	Mid back pain	13	7	4	60	52	Good
5	48	F	T6-7	Mid back pain	13	9	0	66	6	Excellent
6	52	M	T8-9	Mid back pain, upper back pain	13	10	5	92	62	Good
7	57	F	T5-6	Mid back pain, low back pain, and neck pain	12	10	9	70	58	Good
8	69	F	T7-8	Mid back pain, right chest pain	11.5	9	6	58	54	Poor
9	48	M	T7-8	Mid back pain, right chest pain radiates to abdomen	6.5	9	5	60	66	Excellent
10	32	M	T8-9	Mid back pain radiates to shoulder blade	6	6	4	36	18	Good
11	59	M	T6-7, T7-8	Mid back pain radiates to chest	15	10	6	62	54	Fair
12	54	M	T12-L1	Mid back pain	41	8	1	78	32	Excellent
13	51	M	T7-8	Mid back pain radiates to left side chest and rib	6	10	1	70	16	Excellent

VAS: visual analog scale, ODI: Oswestry Disability Index, Pre: preoperative, Post: postoperative.