Table 4.
Demographics and Procedures Performed Before (Group A) and After (Group B) Development of the BHO Referral Clinic
| Group A (n = 90) | Group B (n = 87) | |
| Females | 53 (59%) | 53 (61%) |
| Age (avg, range) | 60, 35-78 | 60, 32-83 |
| BMI (avg, SD) | 29.8 (3.1) | 29.2 (3.4) |
| Fusion procedure | ||
| Anterior interbody | 22 | 39 |
| Lateral interbody | 2 | 1 |
| Transforaminal interbody | 17 | 7 |
| Posterior interbody | 11 | 2 |
| Posterolateral instrumented | 13 | 24 |
| Combineda | 25 | 14 |
| Level | ||
| Thoracolumbar | 4 | 3 |
| High lumbar (L1-2 and L2-L3) | 8 | 3 |
| Low lumbar (L3-4 and L4-5) | 47 | 40 |
| Lumbosacral (L5-S1) | 20 | 24 |
| Multipleb | 12 | 17 |
BHO = bone health optimization, BMI = body mass index
a
Combined refers to more than one fusion technique (e.g., anterior interbody fusion with posterolateral instrumented fusion).
b
Multiple refers to fusion spanning multiple regions (e.g., T12-L4).