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Pre and post‐operative visual analog scale (VAS) score and Oswestry disability index (ODI) comparison
| Case number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAS | Pre‐operative | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6.9 ± 1.4 |
| Final Follow up | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 ± 0.7* | |
| ODI | Pre‐operative | 88 | 86 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 88 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 84 | 86.6 ± 2.8 |
| Final Follow up | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 14.4 ± 4.3* | |
P < 0.05 compared with preoperative values.
