Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Trans-Sacral Epiduroscopic Laser Decompression Compared to Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty

Table 1

Demographic details of patients segregated into 2 groups based on the treatment procedure.

	SELD (n = 28)	PEN (n = 40)	P value
Age (mean ± SD)	44.8 ± 15.6	50.7 ± 14.0	0.083
Sex (M : F)	15 : 13	15 : 25	0.189
Symptom duration (months, mean ± SD)	6.29 ± 4.95	7.12 ± 4.07	0.378
Level (n, %)			0.067
L3/4	1 (3.6)	2 (5)
L4/5	14 (50)	30 (75)
L5/S1	13 (36.4)	8 (20)

SELD = trans-sacral epiduroscopic laser decompression; PEN = percutaneous epidural neuroplasty; L = lumbar; S = sacral.