Patient-reported outcomes: preoperative, wound check, 6 weeks postoperative, 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months postoperative.
| Outcome Measure | Preoperative | Wound Check | Postoperative Follow-up | |||
| 6 wk | 3 mo | 6 mo | 9 mo | |||
| Oswestry Disability Index | 16 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| VAS back pain | 4.87 | 0.16 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| VAS left leg pain | 2.41 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| VAS right leg pain | 1.51 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PROMIS Physical Function | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| PROMIS Mental Health | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| SF-12 Physical Component Summary | 52.03 | - | 46.89 | 60.71 | 60.23 | 59.72 |
| SF-12 Mental Component Summary | 38.88 | - | 39.42 | 47.16 | 45.42 | 40.84 |
| Patient satisfaction rating | - | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Repeat surgery? | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Recommend surgery? | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Abbreviations: PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; SF-12, 12-item Short Form; VAS, visual analog scale.