Predictive Scoring and Risk Factors of Early Recurrence after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy

Table 2

Surgical Outcome and Recurrence Rate according to the endoscopic approaching method.

Group	Follow-up (months)	Mean age	Recurrence	Pre-OP VAS	Post-OP VAS
Group A	21.12 ± 4.57	46.51 ± 18.14	11% (11/100)	8.07 ± 0.77	1.39 ± 0.92
Group B	12.54 ± 3.41	45.65 ± 15.08	10% (10/100)	8.34 ± 0.50	1.34 ± 0.93
Group C	19.0 ± 4.42	47.29 ± 14.56	7% (7/100)	8.14 ± 0.82	1.86 ± 1.09