Table 2.
Median, interquartile range, and mean values for leg pain, low back pain, RMQ, and DRI
| Preoperative | 6 Weeks | 4 Months | 12 Months | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Med | Iqr | Mean | Med | Iqr | Mean | Med | Iqr | Mean | Med | Iqr | Mean | ||
| Leg pain | ETG | 63 | 50 | 54 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 1* | 9 | 5 |
| CG | 70 | 34 | 64 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 16 | |
| LBP | ETG | 30 | 62 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| CG | 30 | 48 | 37 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 14 | |
| RMQ | ETG | 14 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7.8 | 1 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 1* | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| CG | 14.5 | 9 | 14.6 | 8 | 9 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 4 | 8 | 5.3 | |
| DRI | ETG | 5.3 | 3.1 | 5.3 n=15 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.6* | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| CG | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 n=18 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | |
Preoperative DRI n=33/56 patients (ETG 15/25 and CG 18/31). Significant differences between the two groups occurred only at 12 months and have been marked with “*”. Leg pain was reduced in both groups, to the same extent