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Table 2 Postoperative back pain quantified using a visual analog scale (VAS) and functional outcome (Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)) in patients with single-level burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine

From: Clinical application of the paraspinal erector approach for spinal canal decompression in upper lumber burst fractures

Time

VAS

ODI

Pre

7.3 ± 1.2

86.7 ± 5.8

6-month post

2.3 ± 0.9*

28.3 ± 7.6*

12-month post

1.9 ± 0.7*

16.7 ± 5.1*

  1. Mean ± SD.
  2. *p <0.05 compared with prior to surgery.
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X