Table 1.
Patient demographic data.
| Patient No. | Gender | Age | Preoperative neurological findings | Radiologic findings (X-Ray, MRI) | Operation | Complication |
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| 1 | M |
66 | Bilateral SLR 30°+ Left FST+ Left gastrocnemius 2/5 MW |
Left L3-4 HNP Right L5-S1 HNP L3-4 spinal stenosis |
Left L3-4, right L5-S1 microlumbar discectomy L3-4, L5-S1 PDI |
None |
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| 2 | F |
60 | LBP | L3-4, L4-5 DDD | L3-4, L4-5 PDI | None |
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| 3 | F | 48 | LBP Left FST+ Left SLR 60°+ |
Left L3-4 HNP Right L5-S1 HNP |
Left L3-4, right L5-S1 microlomber discectomy L3-4, L5-S1 PDI |
None |
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| 4 | F | 74 | LBP Left L5 dermatomal hypoesthesia |
L1-2, L4-5 spinal stenosis | L1, L4 hemilaminectomy L1-2, L4-5 PDI |
None |
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| 5 | F | 60 | LBP Left SLR 60°+ |
L1-2 midline HNP L5-S1 left HNP |
Right L1-2, left L5-S1 microlumbar discectomy + L1-2 and L5-S1 PDI |
None |
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| 6 | M | 40 | LBP | T11-T12, L1-2 DDD | T11-T12, L1-2 PDI | None |
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| 7 | F | 54 | LBP | L2-3, L4-5, DDD, spondylolisthesis | L2-3, L4-5 PDI | None |
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| 8 | M | 53 | LBP | L5-S1 and L1-2, L2-3 DDD | L1-2, L2-3, L5-S1 PDI | None |
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| 9 | M | 47 | LBP Right SLR 45°+ S1 dermatomal hypoesthesia |
L3-4 DDD right L5-S1 HNP |
Right L5-S1 microlomber discectomy L3-4, L5-S1 PDI |
None |
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| 10 | M | 29 | LBP | L3-4, L5-S1 DDD | L3-4, L5-S1 PDI | None |
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| 11 | F | 49 | Left FST+ Left SLR 30°+ Left achilles reflex hypoactive Left gastrocnemius L5-S1 1/5 MW |
Left T12-L1 HNP Left L5-S1 HNP L4-5 retrolisthesis |
Left T12-L1, L5-S1 microlomber discectomy L4-5-S1 PDI |
None |
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| 12 | F | 74 | LBP | L3-4, L5-S1 DDD | L3-4, L5-S1 PDI | Spinal epidural hematoma |
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| 13 | M | 50 | LBP Left SLR 45° Left L4 dermatomal paresthesia |
Left L3-4, L5-S1 HNP Foraminal stenosis |
Left L3-4, L5-S1 microlomber discectomy L3-4, L5-S1 PDI |
None |
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| 14 | F | 48 | LBP | L1-2 HNP, L1-2, L4-5, L5-S1 DDD |
Left L1-2 microlomber discectomy Left L4-5 microlomber decompression, L1-2, L4-5-S1 PDI |
None |
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| 15 | M | 73 | LBP | L5-S1 DDD T12-L2 foraminal stenosis |
L5-S1, microlomber discectomy L5-S1, T12-L2 PDI |
None |
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| 16 | F | 68 | LBP | L2-3, L5-S1 DDD | L2-3, L5-S1 PDI | None |
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| 17 | F | 54 | LBP | L1–3 and L4-5 DDD | L1–3 and L4-5 PDI | None |
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| 18 | M | 42 | LBP | L2-3 and L4-5 DDD | L2-3 and L4-5 PDI | None |
PDI: posterior dynamic instrumentation, FST: femoral stretching test, SLR: straight leg rising, HNP: hernia nucleus pulposus, LBP: lower back pain, and DDD: degenerative disc disease.