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Table 7 NRS score results of age- and gender-matched patients with one level injected compared to those having more than one spinal level injected within the group of non-responders (telephone patients)

From: Imaging-guided lumbar facet injections: is there a difference in outcomes between low back pain patients who remember to return a postal questionnaire and those who do not?

Baseline data and outcomes

1 level injected, mean + (SD)

2 or more levels injected, mean + (SD)

1 vs. > 2 levels (p)

Pre NRS (baseline)

6.5 + (2.5)

7.8 + (2.3)

0.03

20-30-min NRS

3.5 + (2.9)*

4.8 + (2.7)*

0.053

1-month NRS

5.4 + (3.1)*

5.2 + (2.5)*

0.765

  1. *p < 0.05 compared to the baseline score