Table 2: Statistical data of VAS and ODI scales (PRE: Preoperative, POST: Postoperative, first month, Min: Minimum, Max: Maximum).

Parameters

Min

Max

Std. Deviation

Variance

Mean

Z

Asymp. Sig. (2-

tailed)

PRE-VAS

8.0

10.0

0.7255

0.526

9.0 ± 0.162

-3.990b

0.000

POST-VAS

1.0

3.0

0.768

0.589

1.8 ± 0.172

PRE-ODI

80.0

94.0

4.416

19.503

87.65 ± 0.987

-3.931b

0.000

POST-ODI

0

8.0

2.781

7.734

3.45 ± 0.622

a- Wilcoxon signed ranks test, b- Based on positive ranks.