29 July 2021>: Clinical Research
Efficacy of Single Level Versus Double Levels Surgery of Percutaneous Disc Nucleoplasty (PDN) Approach in Treating Lumbar Disc Herniation
Haidong Yin 1BCDEF , Xinmei Zhang 2BCEF , Zhiping Huang 3BCD , Yang Song 2BCF , Qingan Zhu 3ADEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930000
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930000
Table 3 Patient satisfaction (excellent or good) for patients in the single-level group and double-level group. P values: single-level group vs double-level group.
Characteristics | Single level group (n=75) | Double levels group (n=30) | Control group (n=184) | P value |
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Patient satisfaction | ||||
Excellent or good | ||||
1 month post-operation | 84.0% (63/75) | 80.0% (24/30) | 42.4% (78/184) | 0.62 |
6 months post-operation | 80.6% (58/72) | 66.7% (18/27) | 46.2% (85/184) | 0.15 |
12 months post-operation | 77.5% (55/71) | 52.0% (13/25) | 44.6% (82/184) | 0.02 |
24 months post-operation | 74.3% (52/70) | 41.7% (10/24) | 50.5% (93/184) | 0.01 |
Final follow-up | 71.4% (50/70) | 39.1% (9/23) | 52.7% (97/184) | 0.01 |