Group A (PLF), N = 19 | Group B (PLIF), N = 19 | P | |
Age (Year), Mean ± SD | 49.37 ± 7.71 | 50.95 ± 9.25 | 0.57 |
Sex Male Female |
12 (48%) 7 (53.8%) |
13 (52%) 6 (46.2%) | 0.73 |
Clinical picture Back Pain Back pain + sciatica Weakness |
2 (50%) 16 (51.6%) 1 (33.3%) |
2 (50%) 15 (48.4%) 2 (66.7%) | 1 |
Pain (VAS score ) pre | 8.21 ± 0.71 | 8.37 ± 0.5 | 0.43 |
Muscle weakness pre No Grade III |
18 (51.4%) 1 (33.3%) |
17 (48.6%) 2 (66.7%) | 1 |
Number of levels One level Two levels Three levels |
5 (26.3%) 13 (68.4%) 1 (5.3%) |
6 (31.6%) 12 (63.2%) 0 (0%) | 1 |