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Table 3 Comparisons of Clinical and Radiological Parameters Preoperatively and Postoperatively

From: A new lever reduction technique for the surgical treatment of elderly patients with lumbar degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Parameters

Preoperatively

1 month postoperatively

Final follow-up

p value

VASback

7.3 ± 2.1

1.8 ± 0.9

2.2 ± 1.5

< 0.001a

VASleg

6.8 ± 1.9

1.2 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 1.1

< 0.001a

ODI (%)

63.1 ± 21.3

20.4 ± 9.1

15.6 ± 6.8

< 0.001a

SF-36(%)

44.3 ± 16.7

65.7 ± 17.4

71.3 ± 15.8

< 0.001a

SP (%)

18.31 ± 9.38

5.44 ± 2.66

6.39 ± 2.78

< 0.001a

SA (°)

5.89 ± 4.87

9.47 ± 4.08

9.18 ± 4.33

< 0.001a

LL (°)

44.06 ± 12.69

45.53 ± 11.16

44. 83 ± 11.24

0.1573

LLSS (°)

45.47 ± 14.45

46.07 ± 13.32

45. 65 ± 13.89

0.6738

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. VASback, visual analog scale for back pain; VASleg, visual analog scale for leg pain; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; SF-36, 36-Item Short Form Health Survey; SP, slip percentage; SA, slip angle, LL, lumbar lordosis; LLSS, lumbar lordosis in patients with single segment fused. a means preoperative data was different from the data at 1 month postoperatively