Table 2 Summary of surgical and follow-up data
From: Return to work in patients with lumbar disc herniation undergoing fusion
Operative time, minutes, mean (SD) | 75.54 (37.21) | 172.53 (77.09) | <0.001 |
|---|---|---|---|
Estimated blood loss, mL, mean (SD) | 49.82 (85.03) | 249.44 (255.85) | <0.001 |
Back pain, mean (SD) | <0.001 | ||
 3 months | 2.40 (2.51) | 3.44 (2.53) | |
 12 months | 2.57 (2.68) | 3.33 (2.79) | |
Leg pain, mean (SD) | <0.001 | ||
 3 months | 2.02 (2.63) | 2.48 (2.86) | |
 12 months | 2.12 (2.79) | 2.78 (3.00) | |
EuroQOL-5D, Mean (SD) | <0.001 | ||
 3 months | 0.82 (0.18) | 0.76 (0.20) | |
 12 months | 0.83 (0.20) | 0.77 (0.21) | |
Oswestry Disability Index, Mean (SD) | 0.004 | ||
 3 months | 18.73 (17.96) | 26.54 (18.59) | |
 12 months | 17.21 (18.65) | 23.28 (19.52) | |
Return to work, N (%) | |||
 3 months | 3864 (85%) | 330 (66%) | <0.001 |
 12 months | 4231 (93%) | 410 (82%) | <0.001 |