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Table 3 Characteristics of patients in groups A and B

From: Influence of pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis mismatch on surgical outcomes of short-segment transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

  

Group A (≤10 deg.; n = 22)

Group B (≥11 deg.; n = 30)

p value

Age

(years)

67.9 ± 8.3

67.5 ± 11.8

NS

Sex

(M/F)

14/8

11/19

NS

Body mass index

(kg/m2)

23.7 ± 2.6

25.4 ± 3.9

NS

Degenerative scoliosis

(≥10 deg)

22.7 % (5/22)

40.0 % (12/30)

NS

Diabetes mellitus

 

0.0 % (0/22)

10.0 % (3/30)

NS

Depression

 

4.5 % (1/22)

6.7 % (2/30)

NS

Pelvic incidence (PI)a

(Degree)

44.9 ± 7.0

52.1 ± 11.7

p = 0.013

Lumbar lordosis (LL)a

(Degree)

44.0 ± 8.3

29.4 ± 10.7

p < 0.001

PI minus LL (PI-LL)a

(Degree)

1.0 ± 5.8

22.7 ± 8.9

p < 0.001

Follow-up

(months)

16.9 ± 6.6

15.9 ± 5.3

NS

  1. apostoperative data; NS is non-significant at p > 0.05
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