Research Article

Changes in Paraspinal Muscles and Facet Joints after Minimally Invasive Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using the Cortical Bone Trajectory Technique: A Prospective Study

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with lumbar disease in this series.

Characteristicsn

Sex
 Male14 (46.7%)
 Female16 (53.3%)
Age63.63 ± 9.51 years
Body mass index24.54 ± 3.83 kg/m2
Operation time153.33 ± 29.87 min
Intraoperative blood loss183.33 ± 69.89 ml
Hospital stay7.97 ± 2.20 days