Table 1.
Characteristics of evaluated patient collective preoperatively and at final follow-up
| Anterior | Lateral | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Range | P value | |||
| Preoperative | |||||
| Number of patients | 77 | 71 | |||
| Age in years | 63.2 (SD 8.2) | 44-77 | 61.9 (SD 7.8) | 50-78 | 0.193 |
| Female | 32 (42%) | 32 (45%) | 0.425 | ||
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | 28.1 (SD 3.7) | 20.0-34.8 | 28.3 (SD 3.4) | 20.9-42.2 | 0.869 |
| Time of surgery | 12/2011-3/2014 | 12/2011-3/2014 | |||
| Surgeons | 8 | 8 | |||
| Final follow-up | |||||
| Number of patients | 73 | 50 | |||
| Age in years | 62.5 (SD 8.0) | 44-77 | 62.2 (SD 8.5) | 50-78 | 0.261 |
| Female | 32 (44%) | 26 (52%) | 0.195 | ||
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | 28.3 (SD 4.0) | 20.0-34.8 | 28.7 (SD 3.2) | 20.9-42.2 | 0.834 |