Table 2.
Outcomes of the Included Trials.
| Trial | Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Garg, 15 2011 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, blood loss volume, complication, reoperation, recurrence |
| Gibson, 16 2016 | Operative time, complication, reoperation |
| Hermantin, 17 1999 | Complication, reoperation, satisfaction |
| Huang, 29 2005 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, blood loss volume, Macnab criteria |
| Hussein, 18 2014 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, blood loss volume, Macnab criteria, complication, reoperation, recurrence |
| Jin, 34 2017 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, Macnab criteria, complication, VAS, ODI |
| Lee, 20 2006 | Macnab criteria |
| Liu, 33 2014 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, blood loss volume, Macnab criteria, VAS, ODI, JOA |
| Mayer, 21 1993 | Operative time |
| Pan, 22 2014 | Macnab criteria |
| Pan, 23 2016 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, blood loss volume, Macnab criteria, complication, ODI, JOA |
| Righesso, 24 2007 | Operative time, complication, reoperation, recurrence |
| Ruetten, 25 2008 | Complication, reoperation, recurrence, satisfaction |
| Ruetten, 26 2009 | Complication, reoperation, recurrence, satisfaction |
| Komp, 19 2015 | Complication, reoperation |
| Tacconi, 27 2020 | Complication, reoperation |
| Tang, 32 2012 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, blood loss volume, VAS, ODI |
| Teli, 28 2010 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, complication, reoperation, recurrence |
| Wang, 31 2015 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, blood loss volume, VAS, ODI, JOA |
| Wu, 30 2016 | Operative time, length of hospital stay, blood loss volume, VAS, ODI, JOA |
| Chen, 35 2015 | Operative time, Macnab criteria, VAS |
| Huang, 36 2017 | Fluoroscopy times, recurrent disc herniation, operative time, VAS, ODI |
| Mo, 39 2019 | Fluoroscopy times, operative time, postoperative bed time, Macnab criteria, complication, VAS, ODI |
| Nie, 38 2016 | Fluoroscopy times, operative time, postoperative bed time, Macnab criteria, complication, recurrent disc herniation |
| Xu, 37 2013 | Fluoroscopy times, operative time, Macnab criteria, VAS |
Abbreviations: VAS, visual analog scale; ODI, Oswestry disability index; JOA, Japanese Orthopaedic Association back pain evaluation questionnaire.