Table 1: Disability prior to surgery and a year after surgery in patients with lumbar degenerative disease with surgical treatment eligibility.

Basic daily

activities

aspects

Disability

prior to

surgery

Disability after surgery

1stmonth

(31 days)

2nd-to-3rd

month

(59 days)

4th-to-6th

month

(91 days)

7th-to-12th

month

(184 days)

Pain

3.41

1.04

1.00

0.03

0.03

Personal care

2.48

1.08

1.01

0.03

0.03

Weight lifting

3.15

1.43

1.01

0.01

0.01

Deambulate

2.78

1.16

1.15

0.01

0.01

Sitting

3.20

1.18

1.06

0.04

0.04

Standing

3.03

1.22

1.01

0.01

0.01

Sleeping

2.62

1.15

1.00

0.03

0.03

Sexual activity

1.01

0.37

0.34

0.00

0.00

Social life

3.08

1.05

1.01

0.01

0.01

Traveling

2.99

1.11

0.99

0.01

0.01

In each aspect, minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 5

(0 stands for best, 5 stands for worst scenario). Disability evaluation was performed with the Oswestry disability index (ODI).