Table 1 |
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Patient demographics, operative time, length of hospital stay and duration of followup for endoscopic discectomy |
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| Endoscopic discectomy |
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| Age |
Mean 35.6 years |
| Range 15 – 68 years |
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| Sex |
23 female: 32 male |
| 42% female: 58% male |
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| Operative time |
Mean 55.8 minutes |
| Range 30 – 100 minutes |
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| Length of hospital stay |
Mean 17.3 hours |
| Range 6 to 24 hours |
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| Follow-up |
Mean 3.4 years |
| Range 2.0 – 6.5 years |
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| Duration of medical leave |
Mean 24.3 days |
| Range 10 – 60 days |
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Peng et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2009 4:20 doi:10.1186/1749-799X-4-20 |
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