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

Table 4

The correlation between mean duration of preoperative sciatalgia and postoperative patients’ satisfaction.

Patient satisfaction	Mean duration of preoperative sciatica (m)^†	Group comparison	𝑃
Excellent	13.6	Good	0.34
		Fair	0.62
		Poor	0.45
Good	14.6	Fair	0.61
		Poor	0.27
Fair	11.5	Poor	0.85
Poor	10.9	—	—

†m: month.