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. 2013 May 18;22(10):2325–2331. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2825-2

Table 2.

Differences between those who have previously spinal surgery and those who have not

Difference in means between pre and postoperative SD Mann–Whitney
SF-36
 PCS-no spinal 21.91 22.36 0.007
 PCS-spinal 7.98 11.10
 MCS-no spinal 17.69 25.34 0.027
 MCS-spinal 4.46 10.41
VAS (1–10)
 Pain-no spinal −4.85 2.89 0.001
 Pain-spinal −1.76 2.24
Majeed (0–100)
 No spinal 32.76 16.16 0.021
 Spinal 22.36 17.76

SF-36 short form-36, VAS visual analogue score, PCS physical health, MCS mental health, No spinal no previous spinal surgery, Spinal previous spinal surgery