Table 5 Clinical outcomes.

From: Preoperative CT attenuation value classification assesses cage subsidence risk in 112 OLIF surgery cases

Parameter

Cage subsidence group

Non cage subsidence group

Z

P

VASb

    

Pre-op

6.97 ± 1.02

6.99 ± 1.12

0.073

0.942

1-week post-op

3.10 ± 0.72

3.18 ± 0.77

0.608

0.543

3-months post-op

1.31 ± 0.54

1.31 ± 0.49

0.040

0.968

6-months post-op

0.38 ± 0.49

0.36 ± 0.48

0.171

0.864

12-months post-op

0.24 ± 0.44

0.08 ± 0.28

2.191

0.028

VASl

    

Pre-op

7.10 ± 1.11

7.00 ± 1.04

0.385

0.700

1-week post-op

3.31 ± 0.76

3.37 ± 082

0.289

0.773

3-months post-op

1.45 ± 0.63

1.40 ± 0.52

0.360

0.719

6-months post-op

0.45 ± 0.51

0.36 ± 0.48

0.824

0.410

12-months post-op

0.17 ± 0.38

0.12 ± 0.33

0.704

0.482

ODI

    

Pre-op

74.24 ± 5.40

76.12 ± 7.98

0.812

0.417

1-week post-op

38.45 ± 5.00

37.66 ± 4.82

0.800

0.424

3-months post-op

20.03 ± 5.14

19.71 ± 5.60

0.017

0.987

6-months post-op

9.41 ± 2.38

9.41 ± 2.51

0.084

0.933

12-months post-op

1.59 ± 2.47

1.27 ± 2.04

0.255

0.799

  1. Numerical variables are expressed as mean ± SD.
  2. SD: standard deviation; Pre-op: preoperative; post-op: postoperative.
  3. VASb: visual analogue scale of back; VASl: visual analogue scale of leg; ODI: Oswestry disability index.