| Surgeon Group | Mean Levels Fused | Posterior Approach (%) | Approach/Posterior Approach (%) | Decompression Alone (%) | Interbody Material | Preferred Bone Graft | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structural Allograft (%) | Metallic Cage (%) | PEEK1 (%) | Other (%) | ICBG2 (%) | Local Autograft (%) | Allograft (%) | BMP3 (%) | BM4 Aspirate (%) | |||||
| Group 1: Degenerative | 3.7 † | 72.5 | 27.5 | 37.5 † | 10.0 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 60 † | 12.5 | 20.0 | 0.0 |
| Group 2: Deformity | 10.8 † | 62.5 | 37.5 | 11.9 † | 16.7 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 9.5 | 23.8 | 88.1 † | 26.2 | 11.9 | 7.1 |
Surgeon responses with respect to specific parameters are summarized for Group 1 and Group 2 surgeons. The selection of each parameter was quantified for each group as a percentage of the total possible responses for the 7 cases by the 6 surgeons in each group. The percentages were compared between the groups using the paired student's t-test, with significant differences noted (†).
↵1 polyetheretherketone;
↵2 iliac crest bone graft;
↵3 bone morphogenetic protein;
↵4 bone marrow