Table 1.

Relevant patient variables and outcome data in Hybrid technique and open groups

Index	Hybrid technique (41 cases)	Open (41 cases)	P value
Age (years)	68 ± 12	67 ± 13	N/A
Sex (Male/Female)	19/22	17/24	N/A
Follow‐up time (months)	17	19	N/A
Median length of hospital stay (days)	5.4 (37 cases)	9.8 (32 cases)	0.0019
Average time to mobilization (mean ± SD, hours )	19 ± 8 (37 cases)	29 ± 16 (37 cases)	0.0025
ODI (mean ± SD, %)
Preoperative	54 ± 19	52 ± 17	0.81
Postoperative	25 ± 16	28 ± 16	0.23
Change	29 ± 19	24 ± 17	0.12
SF‐12 (mean ± SD)
PCS	41.0 ± 11.4	36.9 ± 10.6	0.1568
MCS	50.0 ± 8.8	50.9 ± 10.6	0.7634
VAS (mean ± SD)
Preoperative	7.9 ± 1.5	8.3 ± 1.5	0.2113
Postoperative	2.4 ± 2.2	3.3 ± 1.5	0.0144
Change	5.5 ± 2.4	5.0 ± 2.0	0.3199