Transforaminal Epiduroscopic Basivertebral Nerve Laser Ablation for Chronic Low Back Pain Associated with Modic Changes: A Preliminary Open-Label Study

Table 3

Individual patient details with the pain response.

Number	Age	Sex	Symptom duration (months)	Level	VAS score				ODI				Macnab’s criteria
					Pre-op	Post-op (1 week)	Post-op (3 months)	Final follow-up	Pre-op	Post-op (1 week)	Post-op (3 months)	Final follow-up	Post-op (1 week)
1	45	F	15	L5-S1	7	1	2	2	46	24	22	24	Good
2	56	M	8	L5-S1	7	1	1	1	52	18	19	18	Excellent
3	41	M	7	L3-4	8	2	2	2	64	24	22	24	Excellent
4	50	F	6	L2-3	8	1	2	1	58	22	26	24	Excellent
5	44	F	24	L5-S1	8	2	2	3	61	24	26	28	Excellent
6	62	M	28	L2-3	8	1	2	2	65	18	20	22	Excellent
7	37	F	6	L3-4	9	1	2	3	68	20	22	25	Good
8	35	F	24	L5-S1	8	1	3	2	58	22	26	24	Excellent
9	55	F	84	L5-S1	8	2	2	3	56	24	23	27	Good
10	31	F	24	L5-S1	8	1	2	2	63	18	21	22	Excellent
11	63	M	48	L2-3	6	6	5	5	54	48	42	42	Fair
12	41	M	5	L5-S1	10	3	2	3	72	28	24	24	Good
13	38	F	14	L4-5	7	3	2	2	55	28	25	25	Good
14	46	M	4	L4-5-S1	7	2	2	2	58	23	23	24	Good