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Table 3
LSTV resection.
| Author | Pts | Outcome | LSTV | F/U (mth) | LOE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jönsson et al. [27] | 11 | • 7 pts pain free | Unilat. | 6–42 | IV |
| • 2 pts significant improvement in pain | |||||
| • 2 pts no change in pain | |||||
| Santavirta et al. [14] | 8 | • Average disability (Oswestry scale): 30% (0–62%) | Unilat. | 48–204 | II |
| • 6 pts with preoperative sciatic pain. Remained in 5 pts postoperative | |||||
| • 5 pts with improvement of LBP (3 pain free) | |||||
| • 3 pts reoperated (disc surgery, resection, anterior fusion) | |||||
| Brault et al. [23] | 1 | • Weeks: 90% relief of LBP and remission of leg pain | Unilat. | 12 | IV |
| • 1 yr: No limitations in daily life activity and pain free | Unilat. | 12 | IV | ||
| Ugokwe et al. [29] | 1 | • 6 w: 10% improvement in pain | Unilat. | 6 | IV |
| • 6 mths: 90% relief of LBP and lower extremity pain | |||||
| Almeida et al. [15] | 2 | • 6 and 12 mths: 1 pt pain free | 1 unilat. | 12 | IV |
| 1 bilat. | |||||
| Malham et al. [28] | 2 | Patient 1: | Unilat. | 24 | IV |
| • 4 w: Improvement in LBP and return to work | |||||
| • 2 yrs: Working and performing low impact exercise | |||||
| Patient 2: | |||||
| • 3 mths: Improvement in LBP and returned to part time light work | |||||
| • 2 yrs: Moderate work and performing low impact exercise | |||||
| Li et al. [16] | 7 | • 3 pts: Complete relief in LBP | 5 unilat. | 6–65 | IV |
| • 2 pts: Improvement in LBP | 2 bilat. | ||||
| • 3 pts: Complete relief of radicular pain | |||||
| • 1 pt: Improvement of radicular pain | |||||
| Takata et al. [17] | 1 | • LBP: VAS: 80/100 → 29/100 | Bilat. | n/a | IV |
| • Sciatic pain: VAS: 80/100 → 10/100 |
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