From: Five-year outcomes of posterior affected-vertebrae fixation in lumbar tuberculosis patients
Items | Affected-vertebrae fixation group | Short-segment fixation group | p values |
---|---|---|---|
Patients | 71 | 64 | |
Gender m/f | 32/39 | 31/33 | p = 0.695 |
Age (\( \overline{x}\pm s \), years) | 41.7 ± 21.7 | 43.5 ± 19.6 | p = 0.738 |
Disease duration (\( \overline{x}\pm s \), months) | 8.3 ± 4.1 | 7.6 ± 4.7 | p = 0.257 |
Clinical manifestations | |||
Back pain | 63 | 58 | p = 0.719 |
Low-grade fever | 52 | 46 | p = 0.859 |
Night sweating | 61 | 53 | p = 0.619 |
Weakness | 55 | 48 | p = 0.737 |
Formation of cold abscess | 32 | 29 | p = 0.977 |
Lesion location | |||
L1–2 | 6 | 8 | p = 0.880 |
L2–3 | 11 | 13 | |
L3–4 | 13 | 10 | |
L4–5 | 18 | 16 | |
L1–3 | 9 | 4 | |
L2–4 | 2 | 3 | |
L3–5 | 6 | 4 | |
L1–4 | 1 | 2 | |
L2–5 | 3 | 1 | |
L1–2 + L4–5 | 2 | 3 | |
Number of the affected segments | |||
Single segment | 54 | 47 | p = 0.903 |
Double segments | 13 | 14 | |
Triple segments | 4 | 3 | |
Cobb’s angle (\( \overline{x}\pm s \), °) | 24.8 ± 15.2 | 26.2 ± 14.1 | p = 0.735 |
CRP (\( \overline{x}\pm s \), mg/l) | 27.0 ± 24.9 | 25.8 ± 22.3 | p = 0.718 |
ESR (\( \overline{x}\pm s \), mm/h) | 36.5 ± 22.5 | 40.4 ± 20.1 | p = 0.349 |