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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the studies included

From: Effects of posterior lumbar nonfusion surgery with isobar devices versus posterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery on clinical and radiological features in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases: a meta-analysis

Inclusion study

Language

Nationality

Segmental operation of lesion

Number of cases

Gender (male/female)

Age (years)

Follow-up time (months)

Outcome indicators

Isobar

PLIF

Isobar

PLIF

Isobar

PLIF

Wen 2011 [9]

Chinese

China

1–2

36

36

21/15

14/22

52.3 ± 12.2

51.2 ± 10.9

24

1.2.4.6.9

Li 2011 [10]

Chinese

China

1

14

14

6/8

7/7

48.9 ± 13.6

52.5 ± 12.1

24

1.2.3.4.5.7.8

Xu 2013 [11]

Chinese

China

1

20

20

–

–

–

–

12, 24, 36

3.4.8.9

Liu 2015 [12]

Chinese

China

1–2

20

20

11/9

12/8

53.4 ± 13.2

55.2 ± 8.9

3, 6, 12, 24

3.4.8

Yang 2015 [8]

English

China

1

62

51

36/26

29/22

44.31 ± 13.01

46.59 ± 12.06

6, 24, 48

1.2.3.4.5.7.9

Feng 2017 [13]

Chinese

China

1–2

30

30

12/18

11/19

58.3 ± 7.8

57.6 ± 8.2

6, 12

1.2.4.6.9

Ji 2020 [14]

English

China

2

20

21

8/12

11/10

64 ± 7.78

61 ± 6.5

24, 36

1.2.3.4.7.8.9

  1. *Outcome indicators: 1. surgical duration, 2. intraoperative bleeding, 3. Oswestry disability index (ODI), 4.low back pain VAS, 5. lower limb pain VAS, 6. Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA), 7. surgical segment ROM, 8. lumbar ROM, 9. the number of postoperative ASD