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Table 4 Clinical outcomes of patients in the two groups

From: Effect of spinal-pelvic sagittal balance on the clinical outcomes after lumbar fusion surgery

 

Group M

Group MM

P value

VAS of low back pain

   

 PRE

5.28 ± 1.10

5.29 ± 1.15

0.935

 FINAL

1.09 ± 1.36**

1.61 ± 1.74**

0.004*

Improvement rate (%)

79.50 ± 24.74

69.15 ± 33.39

0.003*

ODI (%)

   

 PRE

18.44 ± 8.09

17.68 ± 7.06

0.386

 FINAL

5.13 ± 6.64**

6.96 ± 7.79**

0.030*

Improvement rate (%)

68.93 ± 40.69

56.83 ± 55.33

0.034*

  1. ODI: Oswestry Disability Index; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale. PRE: preoperative, FINAL: final follow-up; Group M: spinal-pelvic match group; Group MM: spinal-pelvic mismatch group
  2. ** Significant difference compared with the preoperative, P < 0.05
  3. * Significant difference between the two groups, P < 0.05
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