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. 2022 May 23;14(7):1317–1330. doi: 10.1111/os.13289

TABLE 1.

Comparison of demographics among Wiltse, MIS‐TLIF, and PLIF group

Wiltse MIS‐TLIF PLIF F p
Gender 0.445 0.642
Male 13 12 16
Female 16 16 14
Age (years) 52.38 ± 10.25 49.54 ± 10.78 51.17 ± 9.81 0.594 0.580
Surgical segment
L4‐5 17 13 14
L5‐S1 12 15 16
Preoperative
Low back pain VAS 3.17 ± 2.42 2.68 ± 2.41 2.80 ± 2.17 0.350 0.706
Lower extremity pain VAS 5.34 ± 2.21 4.96 ± 2.25 4.80 ± 2.12 0.476 0.623
ODI (%) 63.46 ± 11.36 66.35 ± 11.71 64.22 ± 12.21 0.422 0.657
JOA score 12.21 ± 5.34 11.71 ± 4.96 11.70 ± 5.21 0.090 0.914

Abbreviations: Wiltse, Wiltse approach transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; MIS‐TLIF, minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; PLIF, posterior lumbar interbody fusion.