Table 1 General characteristics of patients.

From: Ultrasound-guided versus fluoroscopy-guided lumbar selective nerve root block: a retrospective comparative study

Index

F-SNRB

U-SNRB

P value

Total

20

43

–

Male/female

10/10

14/29

0.185

Age

67 ± 9

63 ± 9

0.134

Height/cm

166 ± 9

164 ± 7

0.268

Weight/kg

67 ± 10

65 ± 10

0.616

BMI

24.20 ± 2.58

24.31 ± 3.31

0.893

Block segment of lumbar vertebra

  

–

T12, L1

2 (8.70%)

2 (4.00%)

 

L1, 2

2 (8.70%)

3 (6.00%)

 

L2, 3

2 (8.70%)

4 (8.00%)

 

L3, 4

6 (26.09%)

7 (14.00%)

 

L4, 5

9 (39.13%)

23 (46.00%)

 

L5, S1

2 (8.70%)

11 (22.00%)

 
  1. Notes: The continuous measurement data were expressed by mean ± standard deviation (x ± s).The count data were expressed as rates.
  2. F-SNRB, fluoroscopy-guided lumbar selective nerve root block. U-SNRB, ultrasound-guided lumbar selective nerve root block. BMI, body mass index.
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