| CT | Computed Tomography |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| ICG | Informal Caregiver |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| PCA | Patient-Controlled Analgesia |
| PLIF | Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion |
| PROM | Patient-Reported Outcome Measure |
| TLIF | Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion |