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Table 2 Characteristics of the patients

From: Posterior lumbar fusion surgery doesn’t change sexual activities in patients with lumbar degenerative disease: an observational study

Variables

Total patients (n = 35)

Gender (man/woman)

17/18

Age at the surgery

47.4 (34–55)

Duration of symptom (month)

24.6 (1–240)

Diagnosis for surgery

 Degenerative spondylolisthesis

17

 Isthmic spondylolisthesis

8

 Lumbar foraminal stenosis

4

 Lumbar canal stenosis

2

 Lumbar disc herniation

1

 Degenerative scoliosis

1

 Relapsed lumbar disc herniation

1

Surgical method

 PLIF

19

 TLIF

15

 PF

1

Fusion segment

 One segment

29

 Two segments

6

  1. PLIF posterior lumbar interbody fusion, TLIF transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, PF posterior fusion