Table 3 Clinical outcomes of patients with precise safety decompression via accurate double percutaneous lumbar foraminoplasty (DPLF) and percutaneous endoscopic lumbar decompression (PELD)
The mean operative duration time, min | 63.2 (range, 30–110 min) |  |
The mean length of hospital stay, day | 4.52 (range, 3–9 days) |  |
the mean times of intraoperative C-arm fluoroscopy use | 13.8 (range, 5–41) |  |
VAS (leg pain/LBP) | Mean (SD) | Significance level |
Pre op | 7.05 ± 1.04/1.34 ± 0.48 |  |
Post-op 3 mo | 1.03 ± 0.79/1.02 ± 0.28 | P < 0.05*/ P > 0.05 |
Final follow-up | 0.75 ± 0.63/0.93 ± 0.31 |  |
ODI | Mean (SD) | Significance level |
Pre op | 69.8 ± 9.05 |  |
Post-op 3 mo | 20.3 ± 5.52 | P < 0.05* |
Final follow-up | 19.6 ± 5.21 |  |
Subjective outcomesa | ||
 Excellent | 49 |  |
 Good | 16 |  |
 Fair | 3 |  |
 Poor | 1 |  |
Satisfactory (excellent or good) results | 65/69 (94.2%) | Â |