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. 2015 Jun 5;56(4):1051–1059. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2015.56.4.1051

Table 1. Demographic Characteristics.

Number of patients 35
Sex (male/female) 17/18
Age, mean (range), yrs 67±6.5 (34-81)
Symptom duration, mean (range), yrs 2.0 (1-10)
Follow-up after surgery, mean (range), months 7 (2-15)
BMD (young adult mean), mean (range), % 85±5 (65-100)
Diagnosis
 Spondylolisthesis 20
 Discogenic low back pain 4
 Kyphoscoliosis 11
Complication before surgery
 Diabetes mellitus 6
 Parkinson disease 3
 Revision surgery 6
 Hemodialysis 1
Number of fusion levels (OLIF) 1 level: 26 patients
2 levels: 4 patients
3 levels: 3 patients
4 levels: 2 patients
Posterior fixation (open pedicle screws, open cortical bone trajectory, or percutaneous pedicle screws) Open PS: 8 patients
Open CBT: 5 patients
PPS: 22 patients
Posterior decompression Performed, 18 patients
Not performed, 17 patients

BMD, bone mineral density; OLIF, oblique lateral interbody fusion; PS, pedicle screws; CBT, cortical bone trajectory; PPS, percutaneous pedicle screws.