None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adequate nonsurgical treatments had failed to improve back pain and that patients had functional disability for at least 6 months, that they were candidates for posterior lumbar fusion (range 45-70 years old)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) a previous lumbar spinal operation 2) a combined cervical or thoracic myelopathy 3) Patients with spinal compression fracture 4) a failure to perform activities of daily living because of comorbidities (e.g., cerebrovascular diseases, Parkinson disease, psychotic disorders, or other orthopedic degenerative diseases) 5) obey command step 1 or less for cognitive function
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS, visual analogue scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ODI, Oswestry Disability Index;SF-36, Short-Form Health Survey-36 ;Comparison of the volume of back muscles based on lumbar MRI | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Gyeongsang National University Hospital