From: Navigated 2-level posterior lumbar fusion: a 5-cm-incision procedure
Navigated PLF group (n = 20) | Conventional PLF group (n = 20) | p value | |
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Incision length at final follow-up (cm) | 4.3 ± 0.3 | 10.3 ± 1.3 | 0.001* |
Postoperative blood loss | |||
1st day (ml) | 240.0 ± 91.8 | 359.5 ± 174.2 | 0.010* |
2nd day (ml) | 137.0 ± 63.8 | 177.5 ± 73.4 | 0.070 |
3rd day (ml) | 60.5 ± 38.8 | 125.3 ± 130.3 | 0.040* |
Total (ml) | 437.5 ± 144.4 | 662.3 ± 320.2 | 0.007* |
Time to mobilization (days) | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 4.2 ± 0.4 | 0.001* |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 9.2 ± 1.8 | 12.5 ± 2.2 | 0.014* |