Table 2.
Postoperative outcomes of the patients receiving elective lumbar spinal fusion
| Experimental group (n = 21) |
Control group (n = 13) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fusiona | 20 (95.2) | 11 (84.6) | 0.544 |
| Infectiona | 0 (0) | 2 (15.4) | 0.139 |
| Postoperative 3-month evaluation | |||
| ODI | 7.0 (5.4) | 11.0 (4.8) | 0.007 |
| VAS | 2.8 (1.5) | 3.8 (1.2) | 0.078 |
| 25(OH)VitD (ng/ml) | 31.9 (10.0) | 27.9 (13.8) | 0.184 |
| Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.2 (0.4) | 9.1 (0.4) | 0.319 |
| Postoperative 6-month evaluation | |||
| ODI | 2.3 (1.6) | 8.4 (3.9) | < 0.001 |
| VAS | 1.5 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
| 25(OH)VitD (ng/ml) | 31.6 (8.2) | 27.4 (12.9) | 0.092 |
| Calcium (mg/dl) | 9.0 (0.4) | 9.0 (0.3) | 0.887 |
Abbreviation: ODI Oswestry Disability Index, VAS Visual analogue scale
a Data were presented as mean (standard deviation) or count (percentage)