Table 1 Case presentation
From: Minimally invasive dynamic screw stabilization using cortical bone trajectory
Age | Gender | Symptoms | Radiological diagnosis | Surgical time (mins) | Blood loss (ml) | Hospital stay (days) | Follow-up (months) | Post-operative narcotics a | Pre-operative ROM | last follow up ROM b | VAS improvement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case 1 | 68 | Female | Back pain Left sciatica | L4/5 grade I spondylolisthesis | 225 | 250 | 5 | 28 | Tramadol 75 mg/day | 6.1 | 3.1 | Back: 5- > 3 Leg: 3- > 2 |
Case 2 | 58 | Male | Back pain Left sciatica | L4/5 ruptured disc | 225 | 30 | 3 | 14 | Tramadol 150 mg/day | 15.4 | 3.1 | Back:3- > 0 Leg: 10- > 0 |
Case 3 | 62 | Female | Back pain | L4/5 grade I spondylolisthesis | 265 | 100 | 9 | 15 | Tramadol 37.5 mg/day | 9.6 | 1.2 | Back:9- > 2 Leg:0- > 0 |
Case 4 | 71 | Male | Left Leg radiation numbness | L4/5 ruptured disc | 260 | 50 | 3 | 31 | Tramadol 150 mg/day | 10.3 | 2.4 | Back:2- > 0 Leg:1- > 0 |