Research Article

Numbness and Weakness Recovered at a Less Extent in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy

Table 2

Demographic, clinical, and imaging characteristics of enrolled patients.

Demographic data

Age (years)49 (21–80)
Gender (n, %)
 Male44 (51%)
 Female42 (49%)
BMI (kg/m2)25.2 (3.80)
Clinical data
Duration of symptoms (weeks)118 (1–1440)
Preop ODI49 (22)
Preop SBI total9.4 (4.35)
Preop SBI pain3.7 (1.74)
Preop SBI numbness2.9 (2.08)
Preop SBI weakness0.7 (1.11)
Imaging grade
 A32 (37.2%)
 B19 (22%)
 C35 (40.6%)