Factors for Predicting Favorable Outcome of Percutaneous Epidural Adhesiolysis for Lumbar Disc Herniation
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study patients ().
Variables
Values
Gender
Male
173 (42.5%)
Female
234 (57.5%)
Age
52.00 (14.15)
Height
164.32 (8.32)
Weight
65.65 (10.62)
BMI
24.21 (2.55)
Type of HIVD
Protrusion
167 (41.0%)
Extrusion
175 (43.0%)
Sequestration
45 (11.1%)
Foraminal
20 (4.9%)
Concurrent oral analgesics
Yes
400 (98.3%)
No
7 (1.7%)
Concurrent physical therapy
Yes
190 (46.7%)
No
217 (53.3%)
Previous epidural block
Yes
142 (34.9%)
No
265 (65.1%)
Previous blocks other than epidural
Yes
16 (3.9%)
No
391 (96.1%)
Number of levels
Single
254 (62.4%)
Two
126 (31.0%)
Three
27 (6.6%)
Location of lesion
Left
190 (46.7%)
Right
182 (44.7%)
Both
35 (8.6%)
HIZ at MRI
Present
158 (38.8%)
Negative
249 (61.2%)
Baseline NRS score
7.595 (0.93)
The values are presented as a mean (SD) or absolute number (percentage). BMI: body mass index, HIVD: herniated intervertebral disc, HIZ: high-intensity zone, MRI: magnetic resonance image, NRS: numerical rating scale, SD: standard deviation.
