Does Duration of Preoperative Sciatica Impact Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation?

Table 3

Comparison between the groups in terms of pain and disability improvement.

	Mean difference between preoperative and last visit
	VAS^# leg	VAS lumbar	ODI^†
Group A	6.3±2.38	5.4±2.37	41.93±2.88
Group B	6.5±2.17	5.83±2.4	43.4±2.01
𝑍	0.2	0.97	0.4
𝑃 value	0.83	0.33	0.68

#VAS: Visual Analogue Scale. ^†ODI: Oswestry Disability Index.