Table 2.
Key indicators for performing spinal fusion (n = 29 responders)
| Key indicator for surgery | Surgeons n (%) |
| Instability | 25 (86) |
| Leg pain | 21 (72) |
| Back pain | 18 (62) |
| Failed conservative treatment | 17 (59) |
| Failed previous surgery | 16 (55) |
| Degenerative disc disease | 15 (52) |
| Neurological changes | 13 (48) |
| Other1 | 12 (41) |
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Other indicators included: deformity stabilisation ± degenerate scoliosis (n = 4), infection (n = 2), tumours (n = 2), trauma (n = 1), degenerative spondylolisthesis or spondylolysis (n = 7), recurrent disc prolapse (n = 2), stenosis (n = 3).