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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 Zhao4ACEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943634

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943634

Table 3 Comparison of Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores before and after therapeutic selective nerve root block (n=117).

VariablesSubgroupAdmission3 Days3 Months6 Months12 MonthsFP
Age≤50 y73.94±5.0511.29±2.566.45±2.234.52±1.6336.97±35.33104.100<0.05
>50 y72.02±6.0010.56±2.626.09±2.154.95±1.8125.81±31.43324.920<0.05
GenderMale72.94±6.0810.91±2.586.03±2.095.09±1.8630.61±32.79234.020<0.05
Female72.00±5.4410.55±2.666.39±2.264.51±1.5926.39±32.81184.490<0.05
BMI≤2572.70±6.3410.93±2.557.07±1.914.90±1.814.59±2.30* 7125.330<0.05
>2572.26±4.9110.48±2.714.83±1.824.74±1.7166.09±20.16# 640.060<0.05
Sedentary time≤8 h72.47±6.2010.92±2.526.95±1.954.84±1.779.71±17.73878.530<0.05
>8 h72.63±5.0510.44±2.784.78±1.844.83±1.7964.10±23.38# 414.060<0.05
HypertensionYes72.50±5.8711.04±2.536.07±1.945.07±1.9129.25±32.46200.920<0.05
No72.56±5.7910.49±2.686.30±2.364.62±1.6128.33±33.23215.760<0.05
DiabetesYes72.71±6.1811.29±2.536.21±1.955.17±1.9329.08±32.37171.410<0.05
No72.41±5.5710.38±2.626.17±2.324.61±1.6228.55±33.20245.180<0.05
Affected sideLeft72.53±6.5011.02±2.426.49±1.944.95±1.8619.09±27.44278.730<0.05
Right72.53±5.1110.50±2.775.90±2.344.73±1.6937.97±34.85203.800<0.05
Pathology levelL3–473.24±6.6411.46±2.346.49±1.794.81±1.9129.46±32.32137.680<0.05
L4–572.31±5.9910.10±2.595.85±2.404.87±1.7028.26±32.94136.550<0.05
L5-S172.10±4.8210.73±2.756.24±2.254.83±1.7328.63±33.67139.260<0.05
Intervertebral diskProtrusion72.00±4.8010.71±2.726.24±2.224.90±1.7829.62±33.86140.890<0.05
Herniation72.40±6.0310.05±2.585.85±2.374.75±1.6127.90±33.11140.160<0.05
Prolapse73.31±6.6711.60±2.326.51±1.844.86±1.9628.74±31.81133.190<0.05
* vs ODI scores at 6 Months, >0.05;
# vs ODI scores at admission, >0.05.
ODI – Oswestry Disability Index; SNRB – therapeutic selective nerve root block; BMI – body mass index.

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