21 June 2024 : Clinical Research
Functional Outcomes of Therapeutic Selective Nerve Root Block for Single-Segment Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Retrospective Study
Shiqian Xiao1ABCE*, Shan Zhu2BCDEF, Binggang Guan3BCDEF, Jianlan Zhao4ACEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.943634
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943634
Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients with single-segment lumbar spinal stenosis (n=117).
| Variables | Subgroup | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ≤50 y | 31 (26%) |
| >50 y | 86 (74%) | |
| Gender | Male | 66 (56%) |
| Female | 51 (44%) | |
| BMI | ≤25 | 71 (61%) |
| >25 | 46 (39%) | |
| Sedentary time | ≤8 h | 76 (65%) |
| >8 h | 41 (35%) | |
| Hypertension | Yes | 56 (48%) |
| No | 61 (52%) | |
| Diabetes | Yes | 48 (41%) |
| No | 69 (59%) | |
| Affected side | Left | 57 (49%) |
| Right | 60 (51%) | |
| Pathology level | L3–4 | 37 (32%) |
| L4–5 | 39 (33%) | |
| L5-S1 | 41 (35%) | |
| LSS cause | Protrusion | 42 (36%) |
| Herniation | 40 (34%) | |
| Prolapse | 35 (30%) | |
| LSS – lumbar spinal stenosis; BMI – body mass index. | ||