Table 2

Patient and treatment characteristics.

CharacteristicValue (N = 33)
Age, y, mean (range)64.9 (34–82)
Female, n (%)18 (55)
Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (range)29.5 (20.0–38.5)
Current smoker, n (%)4 (12)
Previous posterior fusion level, n (%)
 L5-S1 (1-level)8 (24)
 L4-S1 (2-level)15 (46)
 L3-S1 (3-level)8 (24)
 L2-S1 (4-level)2 (6)
Time from fusion to ASD, y, mean (range)7.8 (1–25)
ASD pathology (35 devices), n (%)
 Degenerative spondylolisthesis12 (34)
 Foraminal stenosis10 (29)
 Canal stenosis8 (23)
 Degenerative disc disease5 (14)
ASD level treated (35 devices)
 L1-L2, n (%)4 (11)
 L2-L3, n (%)10 (29)
 L3-L4, n (%)14 (40)
 L4-L5, n (%)7 (20)
Psoas retraction time, min, mean (range)
 Total time30.8 (15–40)
 Time with retractor open to 22 mm14.4 (8–24)
 Time with retractor open to 25 mm13.9 (7–22)
  • ASD, adjacent segment disease.