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Summary data regarding return to athletic activity after VBT in patients with lumbar instrumentation
| Athletic activity after VBT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noncontact | Contact | Collision | |||
| Athletic activity prior to VBT | Tot | 17 | 12 | 12 | Improvement |
| Noncontact (N = 16) | < 1 month | 2 (12%) | 3 (25%) | – | N = 17 |
| Contact (N = 11) | 1–3 months | 10 (59%) | 4 (33%) | 8 (67%) | Yes = 5 (29%) |
| Collision (N = 11) | 4–6 months | 5 (29%) | 5 (42%) | 3 (25%) | Somewhat = 4 (24%) |
| 7–12 months | – | – | 1 (8%) | No = 8 (47%) | |
| > 12 months | – | – | – | ||
