Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of patients.

From: Bone anchoring annular suture technique for repairing annular defects at vertebral body edge following lumbar discectomy

Age, years

46.6 ± 8.6

Gender, n

 Male

40

 Female

44

BMI, kg/m2

23.6 ± 2.0

Medical history, weeks

11.9 ± 6.5

Responsible levels, n

 L3/4

9

 L4/5

39

 L5/S1

36

Suture techniques, n

 X-shaped

37

 Parallel

26

 Triangular-shaped

21

Operation time, mins

64.4 ± 9.9

Blood loss, ml

39.4 ± 9.6

Incision length, cm

1.8 ± 0.3

Hospital stay, days

5.7 ± 1.3

Follow-up time, months

12.6 ± 0.9

  1. BMI Body mass index.
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