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Table 4 Complications of three groups in post-operation and follow-up

From: Comparison of three surgical approaches for cervicothoracic spinal tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control study

All complications

Group A (n)

Group B (n)

Group C (n)

P value (P A–B/P A–C/P B–C)

Dysphagia

3

4

 

0.687/0.107/0.037

Infection

 

2

1

0.218/1.000/0.586

Hardware-related complications

4

1

 

0.344/0.048/0.462

Pseudarthrosis

3

  

0.232/0.101/>0.05

Esophagostoma

 

1

 

0.474/>0.05/0.462

Cage subsidence

3

  

0.232/0.107/>0.05

Harvested axial pain

  

2

>0.05/0.488/0.490

Recurrence of tuberculosis

  

1

>0.05/1.000/1.000

Revision surgery

5

2

 

0.410/0.021/0.206

Total

18

10

4

0.027/0.000/0.024

  1. PA B, PA C, and PB C P value of comparison between groups A and B, A and C, B and C, by chi-square test, respectively