Evaluation of current surgeon practice for patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery in the United Kingdom

Table 2 Key indicators for performing spinal fusion (n = 29 responders)

Key indicator for surgery	Surgeons n (%)
Instability	25 (86)
Leg pain	21 (72)
Back pain	18 (62)
Failed conservative treatment	17 (59)
Failed previous surgery	16 (55)
Degenerative disc disease	15 (52)
Neurological changes	13 (48)
Other1	12 (41)

¹Other indicators included: deformity stabilisation ± degenerate scoliosis (n = 4), infection (n = 2), tumours (n = 2), trauma (n = 1), degenerative spondylolisthesis or spondylolysis (n = 7), recurrent disc prolapse (n = 2), stenosis (n = 3).