Clinical Study

Usefulness of the Core Outcome Measures Index in Daily Clinical Practice for Assessing Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Disease

Table 1

Epidemiological data (221 patients).

Age years(range)
55.1(22–86)

Sex (%)
Female112 (50,7)
Male109 (49,3)

Employment situation (%)
Employed119 (53,8)
Permanent disability27 (12,2)
Temporary disability28 (12.7)
Retired40 (18,1)
Unemployed7 (3,2)

ASA score(range)
2(1–4)

Diagnostics (%)
DDD86 (38,9)
Lumbar stenosis76 (34,3)
Disc herniation28 (12,7)
Spondylolisthesis16 (7,2)
Pseudarthrosis15 (6,7)

Treatment (%)
TLIF80 (36,2)
Posterolateral fusion71 (32,1)
PLIF31 (14,03)
Discectomy28 (12,7)
Laminectomy11 (4,97)