The Frequency of Resurgery after Percutaneous Lumbar Surgery Using Dekompressor in a Ten-Year Period

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

All Patients
n	73
Age (years)
mean	48.9 ± 13.4
min-max	17–85
Female	33 (45.2%)
Level
L2-3	2 (2.7%)
L3-4	4 (5.5%)
L3-4-5	3 (4.1%)
L4-5	43 (58.9%)
L4-5-S1	8 (11.0%)
L5-S1	13 (17.8%)
Side
left	37 (50.7%)
right	31 (42.5%)
both	5 (6.8%)
Radicular Pain	56 (76.7%)
Sensory Loss	43 (58.9%)
Follow-up (months)
mean	35.6 ± 40.2
min-max	1–132
Macnab’s outcome criteria
mean	2.2 ± 1.0
substantial pain relief (1+2)	49 (67.1%)
Additional surgery at index level	19 (26.0%)
Period until surgery (months)
mean	10.1 ± 17.1
min-max	1–70