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Table 2 Comparison of LBP of the two groups

From: Does incidental durotomy affect clinical outcome in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases after posterior open lumbar interbody fusion? a multicenter observational study

Subgroup

ID group (N = 35)

Non-ID group (N = 371)

P value

Pre LPB VAS score

4.8 ± 2.3

4.8 ± 2.1

0.837

Post LBP VAS score (1 day)

3.2 ± 1.2

3.1 ± 1.1

0.596

Post LBP VAS score (3 days)

2.2 ± 1.0

2.2 ± 0.9

0.943

Post LBP VAS score (7 days)

1.8 ± 0.9

1.5 ± 0.9

0.083

Post LBP VAS score (15 days)

1.7 ± 1.1

1.3 ± 1.0

0.012

Post LBP VAS score (1 month)

1.5 ± 1.0

1.1 ± 0.9

0.017

Post LBP VAS score (3 months)

1.1 ± 0.7

1.0 ± 0.8

0.589

Post LBP VAS score (6 months)

1.0 ± 0.8

0.8 ± 0.8

0.380

Post LBP VAS score (12 months)

0.8 ± 0.7

0.7 ± 0.8

0.842

  1. Low back pain: LBP, Incidental durotomy: ID