Outcome Measure | Value |
Indication for surgery, n (%) | |
Degenerative spondylolisthesis | 24 (54.5) |
Degenerative disc disease | 12 (27.3) |
Foraminal stenosis with radiculopathy | 6 (13.6) |
Facet arthropathy | 1 (2.3) |
Spondylolysis/pedicle fracture | 1 (2.3) |
Prior surgery, n (%) | |
No | 36 (81.8) |
Yes | 8 (18.2) |
Levels fused, n (%) | |
1 | 26 (59.1) |
2 | 15 (34.1) |
3 | 3 (6.8) |
Median (range) | 1 (1–3) |
ALIF cage levels, n (%) | |
0 | 6 (13.6) |
1 | 24 (54.5) |
2 | 14 (31.8) |
LLIF cage levels, n (%) | |
0 | 34 (77.3) |
1 | 7 (15.9) |
2 | 3 (6.8) |
Cages, n (%) | |
ALIF only | 35 (79.5) |
LLIF only | 6 (13.6) |
Combination of ALIF and LLIF | 3 (6.8) |
Most commonly treated levels, n (%) | |
L5/S1 | 46.2% |
L4/5 | 36.9% |
L3/4 | 10.8% |
L2/3 | 6.2% |
Lateral position, n (%) | |
Left side up | 36 (81.8) |
Right side up | 8 (18.2) |
Neuromonitoring, n (%) | |
Yes | 44 (100.0) |
Operative time, min, median (range) | 110 (53–293) |
Fluoroscopy time, sec, median (range) | 98.5 (12.8–283) |
Estimated blood loss, mL, median (range) | 100 (100–1900) |
Length of stay, d | 2 (1–14) |
Abbreviations: ALIF, anterior lumbar interbody fusion; EMG, electromyography; LLIF, lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
a EMG and free-running EMG.