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Table 4 Comparison of the largest recruitment orders of the spinal musculature before and after surgery (mean ± standard deviation)

From: Spinal sagittal imbalance in patients with lumbar disc herniation: its spinopelvic characteristics, strength changes of the spinal musculature and natural history after lumbar discectomy

Largest recruitment order(mv)

T7-T8

T12-L1

L4-L5*

Before surgery

0.43 ± 0.24

0.46 ± 0.21

0.32 ± 0.17

After surgery

0.76 ± 0.34

0.73 ± 0.17

0.95 ± 0.31

P

<0.05

<0.05

<0.05

  1. L4-L5*represents the herniated level