Relationship between psoas muscle dimensions and post operative thigh pain. A possible preoperative evaluation factor

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Table 1

Patient demographic information.

Abbreviations: n, number of patients; SD, standard deviation.
↵1 ”Other” preoperative symptoms include: neurogenic claudication, palsy, and/or motor deficit.

Table 2

Patient-level symptom description, cage-size and resolution.

Patient Number	SE Description	Levels treated (IONM registered)	Cage size / level	SE Location	Resolution
2	Pain	L2-3.L3-4 (L4-5)	10 x 22 x 50 L	Anterior thigh	3 months
3	Pain and quad palsy	L3-4 (L4-5)	10 x 22 x 55 L	Contralateral thigh	Improved
4	Pain	L3-4 (L4-5)	8 x 18 x 55 L	Anterior thigh	3 months
7	Pain	L4-5	10 x 22 x 50 L	Anterior thigh	1 month
10	Pain	L2-3, L3-4 (L4-5)	10 x 22 x 55 L	Anterior thigh	1 month
14	Pain and tingling	L3-4, L4-5	10 X 18 X 55 L 8 x 18 x 55	Anterior thigh	1 month
17	Pain and burning	L4-5	10 x 18 x 45 L	Anterior thigh	Improved
25	Paresthesia	L3-4 (L4-5)	10 x 22 x 55 L	Anterior thigh	1 month
26	Pain and paresthesia	(L2-3), L3-4, L4-5	8 x 22 x 50 L	Inguinal area	Improved
27	Pain and hyposthesia	(L4-5)	8 X 22 X 55 L		Improved

Table 3

Levels-treated comparison of intraoperative variables between patients with and without postoperative sensory changes (SE).