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Table 3 Clinical outcomes between groups D and F

From: Surgical outcomes between posterior decompression alone and posterior decompression with fusion surgery among patients with Meyerding grade 2 degenerative spondylolisthesis: a multicenter cohort study

Outcome

Ā 

Group D

(nā€‰=ā€‰18)

Group F

(nā€‰=ā€‰24)

P value

NRS low back pain

Preoperative

3.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.5

5.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.2

0.04

Ā 

Postoperative

2.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.3

2.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.8

0.40

Ā 

Extent of change

1.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.6

3.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.4

0.31

NRS leg pain

Preoperative

6.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.6

5.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.1

0.82

Ā 

Postoperative

2.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.9

1.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.0

0.13

Ā 

Extent of change

3.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.6

3.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.5

0.98

NRS leg numbness

Preoperative

3.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.1

4.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.5

0.35

Ā 

Postoperative

2.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.1

1.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.6

0.12

Ā 

Extent of change

1.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.3

3.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.2

0.20

NRS foot numbness

Preoperative

3.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.8

4.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.3

0.26

Ā 

Postoperative

2.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.4

2.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.5

0.61

Ā 

Extent of change

0.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.4

1.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.0

0.48

SF-12 PCS

Preoperative

25.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰15.5

26.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰13.8

0.77

Ā 

Postoperative

39.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰18.0

39.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰14.1

0.73

Ā 

Extent of change

14.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰21.2

13.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰18.6

0.94

EQ-5D

Preoperative

0.55ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.13

0.57ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.17

0.70

Ā 

Postoperative

0.74ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.15

0.75ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.18

0.90

Ā 

Extent of change

0.18ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.17

0.20ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.24

0.88

ODI

Preoperative

39.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.7

42.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰16.0

0.31

Ā 

Postoperative

14.4ā€‰Ā±ā€‰14.2

17.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.4

0.55

Ā 

Extent of change

25.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰22.5

24.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰17.3

0.76

  1. Values were expressed as meansā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to assess continuous variables. A P value of <ā€‰0.05 was considered statistically significant
  2. NRS, Numerical Rating Scale; SF-12, Short Form-12; PCS, Physical Component Summary; EQ-5D, EuroQol 5 Dimension; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index