Characteristics | Total | MVD | PT |
---|---|---|---|
No of patients | 118 | 79 | 39 |
Mean age | 64.9 (31–90) | 60.9 (31–84) | 72.7 (49–90) |
No of patients in age groups | |||
  < 65 years | 54 | 45 | 9 |
  > 65 years | 64 | 34 | 30 |
Sex | |||
 F | 59 | 39 | 20 |
 M | 59 | 40 | 19 |
Facial side | |||
 Left | 54 | 33 | 21 |
 Right | 64 | 46 | 18 |
Trigeminal branch | |||
 V1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 V2 | 36 | 21 | 15 |
 V3 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
 V1 + V2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 V1 + V3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 V2 + V3 | 45 | 31 | 14 |
 V1 + V2 + V3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
No of treatments | |||
 Total | 155 | 87 | 68 |
 No of treatments per patient | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
Preoperative mean duration of symptoms ± SD: | |||
 Total | 82.6 (±84.4) | 77.5 (±75.1) | 92.5 (±100.6) |
  < 65 years | 59.5 (±47.2) | 60.0 (±48.8) | 56.9 (±41) |
  > 65 years | 101.6 (±102.3) | 100.2 (±95.6) | 103.2 (±110.8) |
Mean follow-up (months) ± SD | 12.1 (±18.8) | 11.7 (±21.0) | 12.7 (±13.7) |
Indication for surgical treatment | |||
 Conservative treatment failure | 89 | 59 | 30 |
 Medical side effects | 11 | 9 | 3 |
 Combination of both | 18 | 12 | 6 |
Pain recurrence rate (%) | |||
 Total | 51 (43.2) | 23 (29.1) | 28 (71.8) |
  < 65 years | 19 (35.2) | 11 (24.4) | 8 (88.9) |
  > 65 years | 32 (50.0) | 12 (35.3) | 20 (66.7) |
Mean time to re-surgery (months) ± SD | |||
 Total | 11.7 (±10.5) | 12.9 (±9.0) | 10.8 (±11.6) |
  < 65 years | 13.6 (±11.6) | 14.3 (±12.1) | 12.8 (±12.3) |
  > 65 years | 10.7 (±9.9) | 11.9 (±6.5) | 10 (±11.6) |
Charlson comorbidity index ± SD | 2.9 (±1.9) | 2.4 (±1.8) | 3.8 (±1.8) |