Table 2 Showing comparison of VAS for leg pain during follow-up between the two groups: transforaminal endoscopic discectomy group (TED) and microdiscectomy group (MD)
VAS leg pain (mean ± SD) | TED group | MD group | p-value* | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative | 8.47 ± 0.51 | 8.4 ± 0.65 | 0.607 | NS |
2 weeks postoperative | 3.54 ± 0.66 | 3.92 ± 0.86 | 0.051 | NS |
3 months postoperative | 2.69 ± 0.77 | 2.53 ± 0.6 | 0.362 | NS |
6 months postoperative | 1.85 ± 0.46 | 2.11 ± 0.61 | 0.062 | NS |
12 months postoperative | 1.33 ± 0.53 | 1.54 ± 0.54 | 0.138 | NS |