Table 2.
Summary of radiological and clinical outcomes
| Patient | Lumbosacral angle (°) | VAS score | ESR (mm/h) | Bone fusion (months) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preop | Postopa | Final | Preop | Postopb | Final | Preop | Postopa | Final | ||
| 1 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| 7 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| 8 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Mean ± SD | 12.9 ± 5.0 | 21.5 ± 6.1* | 20.1 ± 5.2* | 7.3 ± 1.2 | 1.5 ± 0.5* | 0.6 ± 0.5* | 37.2 ± 9.6 | 10.4 ± 4.5* | 10.5 ± 2.3* | 9.0 ± 1.9 |
ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, preop preoperative, postop postoperative, SD standard deviation, VAS visual analogue scale
aPostoperative follow-up at three months
bPostoperative follow-up at six months
*Indicates a statistically significant difference between the mean postop or final value and the mean preop value (all P < 0.01)