Table 3 Satisfaction in patients receiving interlaminar and translaminar endoscopic lumbar discectomy

VAS for back

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P value

Preop

2.22

1.57

2.34

1.76

2.29

1.76

0.92

Postop 2 weeks

2.30

1.68

2.30

1.76

2.45

1.69

0.76

Postop 6 weeks

1.44

1.60

1.50

1.68

1.55

1.72

0.92

Postop 3 months

1.40

1.20

1.39

1.32

1.51

1.31

0.75

Postop 6 months

1.20

1.10

1.35

1.03

1.44

1.12

0.78

Postop 1 year

1.03

0.84

1.07

0.82

1.05

0.77

0.93

Postop 2 years

0.46

0.80

0.45

0.85

0.48

0.85

0.90

Postop 5 years

0.45

0.60

0.44

0.63

0.44

0.63

>  0.99

VAS for leg

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P value

Preop

6.21

1.64

2.34

1.70

2.29

1.66

0.92

Postop 2 weeks

2.33

1.85

2.30

1.82

2.45

1.87

0.76

Postop 6 weeks

1.52

1.30

1.50

1.31

1.55

1.31

0.92

Postop 3 months

1.38

0.72

1.39

0.73

1.51

0.73

0.75

Postop 6 months

0.72

0.87

1.35

0.90

1.44

0.82

0.78

Postop 1 year

0.64

0.72

1.07

0.73

1.05

0.73

0.93

Postop 2 years

0.57

0.73

0.45

0.74

0.48

0.71

0.90

Postop 5 years

0.43

0.50

0.44

0.50

0.44

0.50

>  0.99

ODI

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P value

Preop

46.73

13.07

46.24

13.20

46.67

13.36

0.91

Postop 2 weeks

45.00

12.12

45.18

12.25

45.76

11.83

0.87

Postop 6 weeks

33.51

14.71

33.06

14.88

33.73

14.90

0.88

Postop 3 months

19.63

10.38

18.76

9.81

19.46

10.27

0.81

Postop 6 months

20.40

12.57

20.77

12.84

20.66

12.90

0.98

Postop 1 year

11.18

10.14

10.84

10.38

11.11

10.41

0.93

Postop 2 years

8.72

4.41

8.83

4.44

8.86

4.41

0.98

Postop 5 years

6.60

3.53

6.30

3.42

6.46

3.49

0.87

 Excellent

36

11

25

0.49

 Good

17

6

11

 Fair

4

0

4

 Poor

1

0

1