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Table 1 Patient demographics in the oblique and transverse groups

From: Morphological changes of contralateral intervertebral foramen induced by cage insertion orientation after unilateral transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

 

Oblique (n = 39)

Transverse (n = 30)

p value

Sex (male/female)

18/21

11/19

0.429

Age (years)

50.41 ± 8.34

47.40 ± 6.10

0.101

BMI (kg/m2)

22.97 ± 1.60

23.66 ± 1.39

0.067

Fusion Levels

0.851

 L3–L4

4

2

 

 L4–L5

28

23

 

 L5–S1

7

5

 

Cage height (mm)

  

0.428

 10

2

4

 

 11

22

16

 

 12

15

10

 
  1. BMI body mass index