Demographic | Value |
Sex, n, men/women | 54/76 |
Age, y, mean ± SD (range) | 72 ± 9.2 (44–90) |
Pathologies, n | |
Degenerative lumbar scoliosis | 46 |
Degenerative spondylolisthesis | 42 |
LCS | 40 |
LCS + VFx | 2 |
No. of fused levels, mean ± SD (range) | 1.7 ± 0.8 (1–3) |
Disk level, n | |
L2/3 | 35 |
L3/4 | 72 |
L4/5 | 106 |
L5/6 | 2 |
Cage (Clydesdale PTC; 6° lordotic) | |
Size, mm, mean ± SD (range) | 49.8 ± 3.5 (45–55) |
Height, mm, mean ± SD (range) | 10.3 ± 1.2 (8–14) |
Bone graft materials, n, cages/cases | |
Decalcified bone matrix (Grafton︎) | 198/120 |
Beta-tricalcium phosphate (AFFINOS︎) | 17/10 |
Abbreviations: LCS, lumbar canal stenosis; VFx, vertbral fracture.