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Table 1: Description of the patients’ characteristics and foraminal measurements. |
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Gender, n (%) Female Male |
23 (46.9) 26 (53.1) |
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Age |
55 [21-83]* |
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Oswestry |
49 (10)‡ |
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BMI |
24.5 (22.49-26.6)§ |
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Radiograph |
Lateral |
Flexion |
Extension |
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Foraminal Height Width |
19 (16.2-21.9)§ 7.1 (2.8)‡ |
20.4 (4.5)‡ 8.1 (3)‡ |
19.6 (16.8-21.5)§ 7.1 (2.8)‡ |
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Inferior Endplate |
39.8 (38.1-42.4)§ |
41.2 (21.8)‡ |
40.5 (37.7-43.4)§ |
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FW/LE index |
17.81 (7.21)‡ |
20.87 (10.61)‡ |
17.53 (7.11)‡ |
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Posterior disc height |
5.1 (4.1-6.3)§ |
6.2 (3.5)§ |
5.5 (4.4-6.7)§ |
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Magnetic resonance |
Left |
Right |
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Foraminal Height Width |
19.8 (17.3-22.3)§ 7.5 (6.2-8.7)§ |
19.6 (16.2-21.9)§ 7.1 (2.8)‡ |
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Inferior endplate |
31.94 (3.07)‡ |
39.8 (38.1-42.4)§ |
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FW/LE index |
23.30 (19.51-27.48)§ |
17.81 (7.21)‡ |
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Posterior disc height |
6.3 (1.9)‡ |
5.1 (4.1-6.3)§ |
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BMI = body mass index. FW/LE = foraminal width/lower endplate. * Mean [range of age]. ‡ Mean ± standard deviation. § p50 (p25-p75). |
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