Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Comparison of intraoperative and postoperative data between minimally invasive and open group
Minimally invasive TLIF | Open TLIF | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgical duration (min) | 179.0 ± 20.7 | 141.8 ± 18.8 | <0.001 |
Interbody fusion (grade I) | 18/21 | 16/20 | 0.943 |
Complication | 2/21 | 1/20 | 1.000 |
VAS (back) | |||
One week postoperation | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 3.4 ± 0.9 | <0.001 |
Final follow-up | 1.0 ± 0.9 | 1.2 ± 1.2 | 0.471 |
VAS (leg) | |||
One week postoperation | 2.8 ± 0.7 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | 0.004 |
Final follow-up | 0.6 ± 0.7 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 0.371 |
ODI (%) | |||
One week postoperation | 27.3 ± 6.4 | 35.2 ± 9.4 | 0.003 |
Final follow-up | 12.0 ± 6.4 | 13.5 ± 6.5 | 0.461 |