Effectiveness of Corticosteroid Therapy in Enhancing Early Postoperative Recovery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients: A Retrospective Study

27 January 2024 : Clinical Research

Haozhi Zhang^1BCDEF, Changfa Huang^1BDF, Daoyun Wang^1BDF, Kuan Li^2ABF, Xiao Han^3ABF, Xin Chen^4ABF, Zheng Li^5ADEG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943233

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943233

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Table 2 Symptom recovery outcomes within 24 months.

	CTG (n=128)	NCTG (n=104)	W	Z	P
1 month after surgery
NRS-LP	2 (2,3)	3 (2,3)	7819	−2.391	0.017*
NRS-LN	3 (2,5)	4 (2,6)	7677.5	−2.024	0.043*
ODI	44 (40,48)	44 (40,52)	7282.5	−1.238	0.216
SF-36	81 (77,85)	80 (73,85.25)	6077	−1.139	0.255
3 months after surgery
NRS-LP	2 (2,2)	2 (2,2.25)	7733.5	−2.429	0.015*
NRS-LN	2 (0,3)	2.5 (0,5)	7465	−1.614	0.106
ODI	31 (28,34)	32 (28,38)	7776.5	−2.217	0.027*
SF-36	87.5 (83,91)	85 (79,91)	5376	−2.521	0.012*
6 months after surgery
NRS-LP	2 (0.75,2)	2 (1,2)	6764	−0.246	0.806
NRS-LN	1 (0,3)	2 (0,4)	7333.5	−1.369	0.171
ODI	24 (22,28)	26 (22,30)	7930	−1.935	0.053
SF-36	89 (85,92)	86 (81,92)	5298.5	−2.673	0.008*
12 months after surgery
NRS-LP	2 (0,2)	2 (0.75,2)	6641.5	−0.031	0.975
NRS-LN	1 (0,2)	1 (0,3)	6880	−0.464	0.643
ODI	24 (20,26)	22 (20,28)	6875	−0.435	0.664
SF-36	90 (87,95)	89 (85,96)	6166	−0.964	0.335
24 months after surgery
NRS-LP	1 (0,1)	1 (0,1)	6707	−0.108	0.914
NRS-LN	1 (0,2)	0 (0,2)	6260	−0.829	0.407
ODI	20 (18,24)	20 (16,24)	6337	−0.633	0.527
SF-36	90 (87,95)	90 (86,96.25)	6473.5	−0.359	0.720
CTG – corticosteroids treatment group; NCTG – non-corticosteroids treatment group; NRS-LP – numerical rating scale for leg pain; NRS-LN – numerical rating scale for leg numbness; ODI – Oswestry Disability Index; SF-36 – Short Form Health Survey.

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