Groups | Lumbar (n = 81) | Hip (n = 106) | Knee (n = 43) | Foot & Ankle (n = 27) |
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GLFS-25 score | ||||
Before surgery, mean (SD) | 42.3 (19.4)¶ | 40.9 (19.5)¶ | 39.3 (19.4)¶ | 24.3 (11.9) *,#,§ |
6 months after surgery, mean (SD) | 19.6 (15.6) | 15.0 (13.5)§ | 22.3 (16.5) # | 16.6 (10.0) |
12 months after surgery, mean (SD) | 19.5 (15.8) # | 13.6 (14.0)*,§ | 21.1 (16.0) # | 16.6 (11.7) |
Prevalence of patients with LS improvement based on the GLFS score | ||||
6 months after surgery, % | 50.6% | 61.3% | 34.9% | 40.7% |
12 months after surgery, % | 50.6% | 67.0% | 46.5% | 37.0% |