Are the Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Transforaminal/Posterior Lumbar Fusion Influenced by the Patient's Age or BMI?

ABSTRACT:

Study design

A retrospective subgroup analysis of a prospective observational study was carried out.

Summary of background data

Patients' baseline characteristics may influence the clinical outcomes after minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion (MILIF).

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the influence of patient's age and body mass index (BMI) on the clinical outcomes of MILIF for degenerative lumbar disorder.

Materials and methods

A total of 252 patients underwent MILIF. The clinical outcomes, including time to first ambulation, time to postsurgical recovery, back/leg pain in visual analog scale, Oswestry Disability Index, and EuroQol-5 Dimension, were collected at baseline, 4 weeks, 6, and 12 months. Patients were subgrouped by age (50 y and below:

SUBMITTER: Manson N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7447163 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature