A Novel Capsule Lumbar Interbody Fusion (CLIF) in Treating Foot Drop due to Lumbar Degenerative Diseases: a Prospective, Observational Study

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients in the TLIF group and CLIF group.

Parameters	Total	TLIF	CLIF
Age (years, median (range))	46 (26–69)	43 (27–60)	46 (26–69)	0.895
Gender (N, female/male)	6/21	3/12	3/9	>0.999
Duration of symptoms (months, median (range))	12 (0.3–120)	12 (0.3–120)	10 (0.3–120)	0.837
Duration of foot drop (days, median (range))	150 (6–1460)	182 (6–365)	105 (7–1460)	0.761
Intraoperative parameters
Operation time, (mins, median (range))	120 (75–260)	120 (75–230)	155 (100–260)	0.390
Blood loss (ml, median (range))	200 (50–1000)	100 (50–1000)	200 (50–600)	0.397
Surgical segments
1 level	16	9	7
2 levels	9	5	4
4 levels	2	1	1
Duration of follow-up (months, median (range))	19 (13–28)	19 (13–27)	19.5 (14–28)	0.513