Table 5:
Characteristics for patients who achieved MCID compared to those who did not for each outcome variable for patients presenting with leg pain predominant symptoms.
| VAS Back | Vas Leg | ODI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Age | 62.8±12.1 | − | 61.8±13.4 | − | 59.6±12.2 | 76.0 |
| BMI | 27.7±6.1 | − | 26.1±3.9 | − | 27.5±4.6 | 20.5 |
| Pre-Operative Narcotic Usage |
4.9±11.3 | − | 8.4±13.9 | − | 8.0±12.9 | 0.0 |
| Duration of Sensory Symptoms |
6.0±9.5 | − | 2.8±2.6 | − | 5.2±8.7 | 1.0 |
| CCI w/o age | 0.2±0.6 | − | 0.3±0.6 | − | 0.3±0.7 | 0.0 |
| EBL | 40.3±24.0 | − | 37.5±16.9 | − | 38.3±16.0 | 25.0 |
| OR Time | 89.2±27.1 | − | 94.1±30.7 | − | 93.3±27.9 | 75.0 |
| LOS | 34.9±22.8 | − | 29.6±14.7 | − | 38.1±23.6 | 20.6 |
| POD0 MME | 92.7±49.5 | − | 100.6±53.7 | − | 104.9±46.3 | 50.0 |
| Pre-Operative Pelvic Tilt |
21.7±8.7 | − | 19.5±7.3 | − | 19.0±8.3 | 28.4 |
| Pre-Operative Sacral Slope |
36.7±9.1 | − | 37.5±8.9 | − | 37.0±8.2 | 31.0 |
| Pre-Operative Pelvic Incidence |
58.4±8.7 | − | 57.0±8.2 | − | 56.1±8.7 | 59.4 |
| Pre-Operative Lumbar Lordosis |
−45.1±13.0 | − | −47.2±12.9 | − | −48.2±12.8 | −44.7 |
| Pre-Op PI- | 13.4±16.6 | − | 9.8±15.8 | − | 8.0±17.5 | 14.7 |
| LL Fusion % at 1 Year |
90.0% | − | 91.7% | − | 92.9% | 7.1% |