Table 2.
Surgical outcome data: Japanese version of the SRS-22 and health-related quality of life outcomes measured with the SF-36
| Variable | LIF group |
PLIF group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | Latest FU | p-value* | Preoperative | Latest FU | p-value* | |
| SRS-22 | ||||||
| Function/activity | 2.3 | 3.5 | <0.01 | 3.1 | 3.9 | <0.01 |
| Pain | 2.3 | 4.2 | <0.01 | 3 | 4.1 | <0.01 |
| Self-image | 1.9 | 3.6 | <0.01 | 2.3 | 3.9 | <0.01 |
| Mental health | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.024 | 3.2 | 4 | <0.01 |
| Satisfaction | - | 4.2 | - | - | 4.3 | - |
| SF36 | ||||||
| PCS | 23.5 | 32.0 | 0.08 | 28.5 | 41.4 | <0.01 |
| MCS | 42.0 | 51.7 | 0.06 | 48.6 | 51.4 | 0.35 |
SRS-22, Scoliosis Research Society 22-item outcomes metric; SF-36, 36-item Short-Form Health Survey; LIF, lateral lumbar interbody fusion; PLIF, posterior lumbar interbody fusion; FU, follow-up; PCS, physical component summary score; MCS, mental component summary score.
*
p <0.05.