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Table 3 Atrophy and clinical result

From: Paraspinal muscle changes of unilateral multilevel minimally invasive transforaminal interbody fusion

  

Group A (n = 47)

Group B (n = 29)

Group C (n = 16)

pvalue

Atrophy

 

−2.99 ± 1.58

−2.36 ± 2.08

−2.34 ± 1.12

0.270

Pre op

VAS of backa

6.0 ± 2.5

5.9 ± 2.9

6.0 ± 2.4

0.996

 

VAS of legb

7.5 ± 2.3

7.3 ± 2.8

8.0 ± 1.9

0.630

 

ODIc

44.5 ± 19.9

47.6 ± 20.6

35.4 ± 14.3

0.111

Post op

VAS of back

2.3 ± 1.5

2.0 ± 1.5

1.5 ± 1.4

0.169

 

VAS of leg

1.2 ± 1.8

0.6 ± 0.9

1.3 ± 1.2

0.161

 

ODI

16.8 ± 9.6

13.7 ± 9.9

11.7 ± 7.9

0.157

  1. aVAS of back: back pain visualized analog scale.
  2. bVAS of the leg: radiating pain visualized analog scale.
  3. cODI Oswestry Disability Index.
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