References
herniation, pain
Study design.Basic characteristics of participants.* Fisher’s exact test; Evaluation of the VAS at three measurement points.* Mann–Whitney U test (comparison between groups with and without contact); The reduction in pain intensity measured by the VAS according to groups (min. 50% improvement or a reduction of pain intensity by 3).* Fisher’s exact test.ODI scores for all participants regarding measurements.* Friedman test (post hoc Conover test). ODI values at three measurement points in groups with and without contact of disc herniation and nerve.* Friedman test (post hoc Conover test). Distribution of patients according to the ODI before ESI TF compared to 1 and 3 months after ESI TF among those with disc herniation and nerve contact.* Test of marginal homogeneity; † Wilcoxon test.Distribution of participants according to the ODI before ESI TF compared to 1 and 3 months after ESI TF among those without disc herniation and nerve contact.* Test of marginal homogeneity.