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Table 3 Outcomes.

From: Influence of preoperative nucleus pulposus status and radiculopathy on outcomes in mono-segmental lumbar total disc replacement: results from a nationwide registry

 

DDD

HNP-No rad.

Stenosis

HNP-Rad.

Preop. back pain

70.2

72.5

67.8

68.1

Postop. back pain

28.1

27.3

41.8*

30.3

Back pain relief: unadjusted

42.2

45.2

26.0*

37.8

Back pain relief: adjusted

49.8

45.9

32.6*

45.2

Preop. leg pain

52.1

47.3

55.0

62.3*

Postop. leg pain

20.1

20.2

31.5*

23.9

Leg pain relief: unadjusted

31.7

27.1

23.5*

38.4

Leg pain relief: adjusted

34.7

33.4

21.8*

34.0

Preop. quality of life

0.326

0.371

0.336

0.350

Postop. quality of life

0.753

0.784

0.702

0.754

Improvement of quality of life: unadjusted

0.427

0.413

0.366

0.404

Improvement of quality of life: adjusted

0.317

0.321

0.271

0.299

  1. Unadjusted and adjusted back and leg pain relief and improvement of quality of life are shown in each group. Asteriks marks the group which was significantly different to another group in bold. As adjustment factors, gender, age, preoperative pain medication, intervertebral level of the intervention, pharmacologically treated depression, type of work and working activity level were employed.