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Table 3 Comparison of pre- and post-operative VAS between those with and without feeling discomfort

From: Posterior lumbar fusion surgery doesn’t change sexual activities in patients with lumbar degenerative disease: an observational study

 

discomfort

no discomfort

p

Preoperative VAS

 Lumbar pain

84.1 ± 21.8

58.8 ± 36.7

0.133

 Leg pain

61.0 ± 34.4

78.2 ± 29.4

0.325

Postoperative VAS

 Lumbar pain

34.2 ± 30.5

7.4 ± 7.3

0.024

 Leg pain

30.7 ± 38.8

2.2 ± 2.3

0.046

  1. VAS Visual analog scale
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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