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. 2020 Sep 11;31(3):564–570. doi: 10.5606/ehc.2020.75727

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.