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Table 2 Baseline clinical characteristics of the patients in groups 1 and 2

From: Comparative effectiveness of two different interbody fusion methods for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: cage versus morselized impacted bone grafts

 

Group 1

Group 2

Statistics

No. of cases

84

96

 

sex: M/F

32/52

37/59

NSa

Mean age(years)

51(31–68)

53(29–69)

NSa

Meanfollow-up(years)

43(36–49)

30(24–40)

NSa

ODI

42(32–65)

45(33–67)

NSa

levels (n)

   

L4/5

61

67

NSa

L5/S1

23

29

NSa

  1. aNot significant; chi-square test for sex ratio, t-test for age follow-up, ODI, and levels