Table 2 Patient demographics. Reported age, ODI, NPRS, gender, duration of symptomatology, and diagnoses. Most patients underwent surgery for disc herniation
Patient Demographics | (n = 54) |
|---|---|
Age (Years)—mean (SD) | 51.5 (16.9) |
ODI Baseline—mean (SD) | 44.9 (21.1) |
NPRS Baseline—mean (SD) | 5.6 (2.8) |
Gender (n) | |
 Female | 22 (40.7%) |
 Male | 32 (59.3%) |
Duration of Symptomatology—mean (SD) | |
 Mean length of symptoms in months | 29.5 (45.3) |
Diagnosis (# of patients) | |
 Disc Herniation | 25 (46.3%) |
 Facet Arthropathy | 15 (27.7%) |
 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis | 11 (20.4%) |
 Scoliosis/kyphoscoliosis | 3 (5.5%) |
Pathological Vertebral Level (# of patients) | |
 L1 | 1 (1.9%) |
 L2 | 0 (0%) |
 L3 | 16 (29.6%) |
 L4 | 23 (42.6%) |
 L5 | 14 (25.9%) |