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Table 2 Comparison of surgery-related indicators between the two groups

From: Clinical outcomes of transforaminal endoscopic lateral recess decompression by using the visualized drilled foraminoplasty and visualized reamed foraminoplasty: a comparison study

Items

VDF group (n = 45)

VRF group (n = 42)

P value

Radiation exposure time(s)

28.11 ± 7.13

15.48 ± 5.01

< 0.05

Operation time (minutes)

75.51 ± 15.63

66.07 ± 11.23

< 0.05

Time to return to work (days)

12.02 ± 3.50

10.95 ± 2.52

0.11

  1. The Radiation exposure time, operation time and time to return to work were verified by student t-test. P < 0.05 represented significance. VDF visualized drilled foraminoplasty, VRF visualized reamed foraminoplasty