Lateral Interbody Fusion for Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain: Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques

Table 1

Clinical and radiological results.

	Preop	6 weeks	P value	24 months	P value
VAS (cm)	7.7 ± 2.4	4.3 ± 2.2	0.001*	2.3 ± 1.9	<0.001*
ODI (%)	46 ± 19	27 ± 14	<0.001*	19.6 ± 13	0.003*
Segmental Lordosis (degrees)	12.2° ± 7.4°	—	—	16.7° ± 6.5°	0.031*
Fusion	—	—	—	92.9% (26/28)	—

𝑃 Values are referent to comparison to Preop values. ^∗Statistically significant.