Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics for all the cases

Number of cases (n)

53

21

Sex (male/female)

25/28

8/13

Age (years)

35.9 ± 11.8

34.4 ± 12.1

BMI (kg/m²)

24.7 ± 3.5

25.8 ± 4.2

Mean Duration of Symptoms (months)

6.2 ± 2.7

5.9 ± 3.1

Follow-up duration (months)

18.1 ± 6.1

18.3 ± 7.5

Herniated Level

L4-5/L5-S1/ Otherwise :25/20/8

L4-5,L5-S1/ Otherwise: 18/3

Disc location(Central/ Paramedian)

10/43

4/17

Pfirrmann grades(II/III/IV)

11/22/20

4/7/10