Table 3 Outcomes of perioperative, fusion, and complications situation.
| Between-group difference (all patients) | Difference detailed into subgroup (osseous operation type: not same) | Difference detailed into subgroup (osseous operation type: same) | Internal difference of OAF group (osseous operation type: not same) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAF (n = 17) | OAF (n = 26) | P | AAF (n = 17) | COO (n = 15) | P | AAF (n = 17) | SOO (n = 11) | P | COO (n = 15) | SOO (n = 11) | P | |
| Mean of surgical time (min.) | 140.5 ± 22.2 | 138.5 ± 24.6 | 0.775 | 140.5 ± 22.2 | 149.3 ± 23.1 | 0.284 | 140.5 ± 22.2 | 123.6 ± 18.6 | 0.046 | 149.3 ± 23.1 | 123.6 ± 18.6 | 0.006 |
| Mean of intra-op blood loss (ml) | 137.1 ± 49.7 | 184.6 ± 62.9 | 0.012 | 137.1 ± 49.7 | 206.7 ± 67.8 | 0.002 | 137.1 ± 49.7 | 154.5 ± 41.6 | 0.343 | 206.7 ± 67.8 | 154.5 ± 41.6 | 0.034 |
| Mean of reduction of ALB * (g/L) | 1.28 ± 0.28 | 3.35 ± 1.19 | 0.000 | 1.28 ± 0.28 | 3.49 ± 1.22 | 0.000 | 1.28 ± 0.28 | 3.15 ± 1.19 | 0.000 | 3.49 ± 1.22 | 3.15 ± 1.19 | 0.474 |
| Mean of total hospital stays (days) | 6.3 ± 2.5 | 11.0 ± 2.7 | 0.000 | 6.3 ± 2.5 | 11.4 ± 3.4 | 0.000 | 6.3 ± 2.5 | 10.5 ± 1.5 | 0.000 | 11.4 ± 3.4 | 10.5 ± 1.5 | 0.396 |
| Mean of union time (weeks) | 12.4 ± 1.9 | 14.6 ± 3.4 | 0.019 | 12.4 ± 1.9 | 15.5 ± 3.5 | 0.003 | 12.4 ± 1.9 | 12.8 ± 2.3 | 0.563 | 15.5 ± 3.5 | 12.8 ± 2.3 | 0.035 |
| No fusion (No. and %) | 0 | 2 (7.7%) | 0 | 2 (13.3%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (13.3%) | 0 | ||||
| Complications situation | AAFgroup: transient paralysis of nerve (one case) SCsubgroup: delayed wound healing (three cases); transient paralysis of nerve (two cases); infection (one case) NSCsubgroup: delayed wound healing (one case); transient paralysis of nerve (one case) | |||||||||||
