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Clinical data for patients who underwent MED from July 2015 to June 2016
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of patients | 31 |
| Follow-up rate (%) | 75.6 |
| Age, n (years) | 51.6 |
| Gender female, rate (%) | 45.2 |
| BMI, n (Kg/m2) | 25.1 |
| Operative level | |
| L2/3 | 3 |
| L3/4 | 0 |
| L4/5 | 10 |
| L5/S | 18 |
| Operation time, n (min) | 84.5 |
| Blood loss, n (g) | 44.3 |
| Herniation type | |
| Protrusion | 3 |
| Subligamentous extrusion | 16 |
| Transligamentous extrusion | 4 |
| Sequestration | 7 |
| Lateral herniation | 1 |
