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. 2020 Sep;6(3):562–571. doi: 10.21037/jss-20-579

Table 2. Surgical demographics with follow-up information are listed.

Surgical demographics Statistic
Laminectomy 153 (69.5%)
Concurrent surgery
   TLIF 52 (23.6%)
   ALIF 2 (0.9%)
Instrumentation
   Open screws 14 (6.4%)
   Percutaneous screws 201 (91.4%)
   No instrumentation 5 (2.3%)
Operative time (mean ± SD), min 213.5±76.2
EBL (mean ± SD), mL 75.2±83.7
Fusion rate 91.4%
Length of stay (mean ± SD), days 2.5±1.8
30-day readmission 5
Length of follow up (mean ± SD), months 6.64±10.8
   Loss-to-follow-up rate 15.5%

Of note, 34 patients were lost to follow-up beyond the 6-month follow-up appointment. TLIF, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; ALIF, anterior lumbar interbody fusion; EBL, estimated blood loss.