Table 1. Demographic data of patients who underwent ultrasound-guided facet joint injections for failed back surgery syndrome (n=27).
n | % | Mean±SD | |
Age (year) | 43.6±11.5 | ||
Sex | |||
Female | 19 | 70.3 | |
Male | 8 | 29.7 | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 32.5±4.6 | ||
Duration of pain (month) | 6.7±5.7 | ||
Low back pain distribution | |||
Bilateral | 18 | 66.6 | |
Unilateral | 9 | 33.4 | |
Mean period between operation and injection (month) | 7.8±1.3 | ||
Surgery level | |||
One level | 23 | 85.2 | |
Multilevel | 4 | 14.8 | |
Injection level | |||
Surgical level | |||
L3-4 | 3 | 11.1 | (L2-3, L3-4, L4-5) |
L4-5 | 8 | 29.6 | (L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1) |
L5-S1 | 12 | 44.4 | (L4-5, L5-S1) |
Multilevel (L4-5 and L5-S1) | 4 | 14.8 | (L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1) |
SD: Standard deviation. |