Clinical Study

Intraoperative Myelography in Transpsoas Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Preliminary Prospective Study

Table 2

Radiological measurements before operation and after operation.

Before operationAfter operationvalue

SR (anterior-posterior)(26.1 ± 24.1)%(84.2 ± 12.1)%0.000
SR (lateral)(33.1 ± 31.8)%(81.1 ± 12.9)%0.005
Transverse dural sac area (cm2)0.65 ± 0.221.41 ± 0.390.000

SR: stenosis ratio.