Clinical Study

Anterior Lumbar Interbody Implants: Importance of the Interdevice Distance

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Wide cage (SD)Narrow cage (SD)

Average age (years)43.2 (8.6)46.1 (6.2)
Average BMI (kg/m2)26.1 (4.9)28.9 (4.7)
Average number of months of followup18.4 (12.8)21.9 (15.0)
% Female gender50%51%
% Nonsmokers71.4%58.3%