Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Fig. 1
Overall mean presurgical (Pre) and postsurgical (Post) performance for forward bend and kneeling tasks (A) and floor-to-waist lift, forward 50-yd carry, static push, and static pull tasks (B). Error bars indicate the standard error of the mean.
Tables
- Table 1
Summary of physical capability testing, ODI, VAS pain score, and pain medication use preoperatively and 12 months postoperatively: Mean data and percent change
Preoperative Postoperativ Improvement PCO No. of patients Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD P value (paired t test) % Improvement Squats (maximum, 20 repetitions) (repetitions) 18 10.7 7.1 19.2 2.0 8.5 7.3 <.001 79* Forward bend (maximum, 300 s) (s) 18 110.2 68.6 243.6 77.2 133.4 86.5 <.001 121* Kneel (maximum, 600 s) (s) 18 283.2 173.2 544.7 109.3 261.5 173.8 <.001 92* Floor-to-waist lift (lb) 18 16.1 9.9 36.7 20.3 20.6 15.0 <.001 128 Forward 50-yd carry (lb) 17† 19.7 8.6 43.2 18.3 23.5 16.3 <.001 119 Push (lb) 17† 67.7 19.2 89.4 24.4 21.7 17.8 <.001 32 Pull (lb) 17† 57.6 17.1 80.9 26.4 23.4 24.4 <.001 40 ODI (%) 18 49.0 13.2 15.2 14.3 33.8 17.6 <.001 VAS pain score 18 5.1 1.7 1.4 1.6 3.7 1.8 <.001 Morphine equivalency 16† 26.1 43.8 1.9 7.3 24.3 39.5 .031 NOTE. Because of rounding when the final calculation was performed, calculations based on preoperative and postoperative mean values may not equal the mean change or percent change values presented.
↵* Percentages are not indicative of total improvement because patients reached the maximum value.
↵† Patients were unable to complete the task because of an unrelated injury or data were missed during collection.
- Table 2
Summary of physical capability testing, ODI, VAS pain score, and pain medication use for single-level L4-5 versus L5-S1: Mean presurgical versus postsurgical data and percent change
Preoperative Postoperative Improvement PCO No. of patients Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD % Improvement L4-5 Squats (maximum, 20 repetitions) (repetitions) 6 11.2 7.2 18.8 2.9 7.7 6.5 68* Forward bend (maximum, 300 s) (s) 6 127.3 94.2 178.3 101.7 51.0 66.2 40* Kneel (maximum, 600 s) (s) 6 163.0 30.2 466.8 169.9 303.8 170.6 186* Floor-to-waist lift (lb) 6 17.5 11.7 35.8 28.4 18.3 19.9 105 Forward 50-yd carry (lb) 6 23.3 12.9 37.5 21.9 14.2 15.3 61 Push (lb) 6 65.3 20.5 87.7 25.2 22.3 11.8 34 Pull (lb) 6 56.8 20.8 88.3 37.2 31.5 35.2 55 ODI (%) 6 59.0 15.6 18.0 16.6 41.0 23.6 VAS pain score 6 4.5 1.2 1.3 1.6 3.2 2.0 Morphine equivalency 5† 4.0 8.9 0.0 0.0 4.0 8.9 L5-S1 Squats (maximum, 20 repetitions) (repetitions) 9 12.3 7.8 19.2 2.0 6.9 8.2 56* Forward bend (maximum, 300 s) (s) 9 107.3 62.3 284.1 33.8 176.8 60.3 165* Kneel (maximum, 600 s) (s) 9 335.2 199.1 578.2 43.4 243.0 192.4 72* Floor-to-waist lift (lb) 9 18.9 8.9 43.3 15.2 24.4 14.2 129 Forward 50-yd carry (lb) 9 18.9 6.0 50.6 16.3 31.7 16.2 168 Push (lb) 9 70.3 22.4 94.8 27.9 24.4 22.9 35 Pull (lb) 9 59.3 18.4 80.9 23.3 21.6 19.1 36 ODI (%) 9 44.7 6.8 15.2 15.9 29.4 15.0 VAS pain score 9 5.6 1.8 1.6 2.0 4.0 1.9 Morphine equivalency 9† 44.2 54.3 3.3 10.0 40.9 48.7 NOTE. Because of rounding when the final calculation was performed, calculations based on preoperative and postoperative mean values may not equal the mean change or percent change values presented.
↵* Percentages are not indicative of total improvement because patients reached the maximum value.
↵† Patients were unable to complete the task because of an unrelated injury or data were missed during collection.
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