Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and baseline and follow-up ODI data
| Conservative | Surgical | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients in database | 630 | 338 | 968 |
| No. of patients with 1 year FU | 371 | 164 | 535 |
| Etiology of patients | |||
| Congenital | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Degenerative | 46 | 44 | 90 |
| Idiopathic | 283 | 73 | 356 |
| Failed back | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Neuromascular | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Post-traumatic | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Scheuermann | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Syndromic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Gender | |||
| Females | 315 (85 %) | 123 (75 %) | 438 (82%) |
| Males | 56 | 41 | 97 |
| Mean baseline ODI | 23.77 | 39.10 | |
| Mean 1 year ODI | 25.42 | 29.56 | |
| No. of patients with baseline and 1 year ODI measured | 309 | 123 | 432 |
| Favourable outcome (improvement of > 8 points) | 21 (6.7%) | 52 (42 %) | 73 (16.8%) |
| Unfavourable outcome (others) | 288 (93.3%) | 71 (58%) | 359 (83.2%) |