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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: 18F-fluoride PET/CT as an early predictor of bony fusion after posterior lumbar interbody fusion– a prospective study

Gender

Male (n = 13), female (n = 7)

Age at surgery

51.7 ± 13.1 years (18–67)

BMI

27.2 ± 2.67 kg/m2 (21.6–31.3)

Indication

Low grade lumbar spondylolisthesis (n = 20)

Level operated

L4-L5 (n = 9), L5-S1 (n = 12)

Time interval PLIF– early PET/CT (6 weeks)

6.4 ± 0.62 weeks (5.7–8.1)

Time interval PLIF– late PET/CT (1 year)

53.3 ± 3.5 weeks (47.1–61.1)

  1. BMI = body mass index
  2. PLIF = posterior lumbar interbody fusion
  3. PET = positron emission tomography
  4. CT = computed tomography
  5. *mean ± standard deviation (range)
  6. 18F-fluoride PET/CT scans