Table 3.

Pre- and postoperative Visual Analog Scale, Oswestry Disability Index, and Japanese Orthopedic Association scores in Group 1 (lumbar disc herniation) and Group 2 (lumbar spinal stenosis) patients

	Group 1			Group 2
	Preoperative	Postoperative	P	Preoperative	Postoperative	P
VAS leg	7.1±2.59	0.45±1.27	<0.001	6.7±2.63	2.15±2.13	0.001
VAS back	5.44±2.39	1.60±1.72	0.001	5.7±2.55	3.15±2.6	<0.001
Oswestry score	63.1±21.9	8.75±8.13	<0.001	56.9±20.67	19.15±18.23	<0.001
JOA score	10.80±5.26	24.4±3.05	<0.001	13.15±4.43	22±3.89	0.002

VAS - Visual Analog Scale; JOA - Japanese Orthopedic Association