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Table 5 Preoperative and postoperative ESR and CRP in the affected-vertebrae fixation group and short-segment fixation group (\( \overline{x}\pm s \))

From: Five-year outcomes of posterior affected-vertebrae fixation in lumbar tuberculosis patients

Groups

Cases

Before surgery

6 months after surgery

5 years after surgery

ESR (mm/h)

CRP (mg/l)

ESR (mm/h)

CRP (mg/l)

ESR (mm/h)

CRP (mg/l)

Affected-vertebrae fixation group

71

36.5 ± 22.5

27.0 ± 24.9

16.6 ± 4.2

2.2 ± 1.7

9.3 ± 2.4

1.4 ± 1.1

95% CI

 

31.3 to 41.7

21.3 to 32.7

15.6 to 17.6

1.8 to 2.6

8.7 to 9.9

1.1 to 1.7

Short-segment fixation group

64

40.4 ± 20.1

25.8 ± 22.3

17.4 ± 3.7

2.4 ± 2.3

8.6 ± 3.5

1.1 ± 1.5

95% CI

 

35.5 to 45.3

20.3 to 31.3

16.5 to 18.3

1.8 to 3.0

7.7 to 9.5

0.7 to 1.5

p value

 

0.349

0.718

0.245

0.498

0.174

0.164

  1. The normal range for ESR: male 0–15 mm/h, female 0–20 mm/h; the normal range for CRP 0–2.87 mg/l
  2. CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate