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Table 1 Preoperative patient characteristics

From: Bilateral dual iliac screws in spinal deformity correction surgery

Variable

N = 27

Age at surgery (years)

69.6 ± 8.1

Female/male (n)

25/2

BMD (%YAM)

73.5 ± 10.7

Number of OVF

0.4 ± 0.7

Operation time (min)

487.9 ± 70.9

Bleeding (ml)

797.9 ± 508.7

Location of UIV (n)

 -Th7

5 (18.5%)

 Th8–10

22 (81.5%)

  1. Interval and ratio values represent the mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMD bone mineral density, OVF osteoporotic vertebral fractures, UIV upper instrumented vertebra