09 October 2020 : Clinical Research
Comparison Between Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy and Fenestration in the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Yang Zhang1ABCDEF, Hengjie Zhu1ABCDEF, Zheng Zhou1BCDEF, Jixiang Wu1BCDEF, Yinming Sun1BCD, Xiang Shen1BCDE, Chengcun Li1BCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.926631
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926631
Table 1 Patient demographics in the fenestration and PTED groups.
Characteristic | Fenestration (n=94) | PTED (n=94) | P |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 73.02±5.23 | 74.46±6.01 | 0.081 |
Sex | 0.770 | ||
Female | 44 (46.81%) | 46 (48.94%) | |
Male | 50 (53.19%) | 48 (51.06%) | |
Duration of symptoms (years) | 5.36±0.41 | 5.46±0.50 | 0.136 |
BMI | 23.75±3.67 | 24.01±3.58 | 0.624 |
Stenosis level | 0.725 | ||
L3–L4 | 13 (13.83%) | 17 (18.09%) | |
L4–L5 | 50 (53.19%) | 47 (50.00%) | |
L5–S1 | 31 (32.98%) | 30 (31.91%) | |
Comorbid disease (n/%) | |||
Hypertension | 54 (57.45%) | 58 (61.70%) | |
Diabetes | 26 (27.66%) | 29 (30.85%) | |
Heart disease | 23 (24.47%) | 18 (19.15%) | |
Cerebrovascular infarction | 13 (13.83%) | 15 (15.96%) | |
Respiratory disease | 9 (9.57%) | 11 (11.70%) | |
Renal/ureteral disease | 4 (4.26%) | 4 (4.26%) | |
Peripheral vascular disease | 5 (5.32%) | 6 (6.38%) | |
Neoplasia | 4 (4.26%) | 1 (1.06%) | |
Anxiety neurosis | 2 (2.13%) | 1 (1.06%) | |
PTED – percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic decompression; BMI – body mass index. Sex and stenosis level were compared using Fisher’s exact test; the rest of the data were compared using a test. |