Characteristics of patients (N = 65) undergoing stand-alone ALIF, 360° ALIF, or arthroplasty for recurrent lumbar disc herniation.
| General Characteristics | Stand-Alone ALIF | 360° ALIF | Arthroplasty | P | Total |
| Number of patients, n | 25 | 24 | 16 | - | 65 |
| Age, y | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 43.08 (9.41) | 48.95 (9.19) | 37.5 (8.35) | <0.0001a | 43.87 (10) |
| Range | 28–59 | 34–72 | 20–53 | - | 20–72 |
| Median | 42 | 46.5 | 38 | - | 42 |
| Sex (men/women), n | 13/12 | 16/8 | 10/6 | 0.562 | 39/26 |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 30.25 (6.9) | 28.23 (3.2) | 27.11 (3.5) | 0.475 | 28.73 (5.10) |
Abbreviations: ALIF, anterior lumbar interbody fusion; BMI, body mass index.
↵a There was no significant difference between stand-alone ALIF vs arthroplasty (P = 0.142) and ALIF Stand-Alone vs 360° ALIF (P = 0.0685). There was a significant difference between the arthroplasty group vs ALIF 360° (P = 0.0007).