Research Article

[Retracted] Outcome of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Decompression for Multisegment Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and the Effect on VAS Scores

Table 1

Comparison of baseline information between the two groups.

ItemsPTED group (n = 70)TOS group (n = 56)t/χ2

Age (years old)65.29 ± 4.1664.91 ± 4.430.4950.622

Gender (cases)0.0580.810
 Male39 (55.71)30 (53.57)
 Female31 (44.29)26 (46.43)

Typology (cases)0.1910.909
 Lateral recess stenosis36 (51.43)30 (53.57)
 Central spinal canal stenosis25 (35.71)18 (32.14)
 Intervertebral foraminal stenosis9 (12.86)8 (14.29)

Narrow segments (cases)0.0140.904
 L3–532 (45.71)25 (44.64)
 L4-5-S138 (54.29)31 (55.36)