Table 1 Demographics, clinical, and surgical parameters of 28 patients with TSS
From: Ultrasonic bone scalpel for thoracic spinal decompression: case series and technical note
No. | Age/gender | Diagnosis (level) | Surgical approach (segments) | BL (ml) | Number of decompressed segments | Time for LA (min) | JOA Scores (11) | Recovery rate (%) | FU (month) | Complications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preop | Postop | ||||||||||
1 | 47/F | OLF (T2-3) + OPLL (T1-5) | LA (T1-5) + CD (T1/2) | 750 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 85.7 | 52 | None |
2 | 46/F | OLF (T2-10) + OPLL (T2-7) | LA (T2-10) + CD (T6/7) | 800 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 10.5 | 91.7 | 48 | CSF leaks |
3 | 55/F | OLF (T4-12) + OPLL (T4-8), skeletal fluorosis | LA (T4-12) + CD (T6/7) | 810 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 75.0 | 47 | Left T4 nerve root injury, CSF leaks |
4 | 50/F | OLF (T1-3) + OPLL (C7-T6) | LA (T1-8) + CD (T5/6) | 780 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 71.4 | 34 | None |
5 | 60/M | OLF (T9-T11) | LA (T9-12) | 320 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10.5 | 91.7 | 25 | None |
6 | 65/M | TDH (T8-9) | LA (T8-9) + CD(T8/9) | 260 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 80.0 | 40 | None |
7 | 40/M | OPLL (C7-T4) | LA (C7-T4) | 370 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 85.7 | 32 | None |
8 | 57/F | OLF (T9-11) + TDH (T10-11) | LA (T9-11) + CD (T10/11) | 410 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9.5 | 81.3 | 60 | None |
9 | 50/F | OPLL (T1-T5) | LA (T1-5) + CD (T1/2) | 490 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 100.0 | 36 | None |
10 | 47/F | OPLL (T5-9) | LA (T1-5) + CD (T6/7) | 515 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 83.3 | 40 | Left T2 nerve root injury, CSF leaks |
11 | 62/F | OLF (T1-4) + OPLL (C2-T3) | LA (T1-4) | 580 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 85.7 | 27 | None |
12 | 44/M | OLF + TDH (T10-11) | LA (T10-11) + CD (T10/11) | 280 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 85.7 | 31 | None |
13 | 44/F | OLF (T9-T11) | LA (T9-11) | 270 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 100.0 | 30 | None |
14 | 41/M | OLF (T12-L1) | LA (T12-L1) | 110 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 85.7 | 44 | None |
15 | 63/F | OLF (T7-10) | LA (T7-10) | 280 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 100.0 | 48 | None |
16 | 36/M | OLF (T2-4) | LA (T2-4) | 180 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10.5 | 91.7 | 37 | None |
17 | 52/F | OLF (T10-11) | LA (T10-11) | 110 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 100.0 | 50 | None |
18 | 46/M | OLF (T8-12) | LA (T8-12) | 460 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 83.3 | 44 | None |
19 | 41/M | OLF + OPLL (T5-8) | LA (T5-8) + CD (T6/7) | 435 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9.5 | 81.3 | 49 | None |
20 | 58/F | OLF + TDH (T11-L1) | LA (T11-L1) + CD (T11/12) | 380 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 80.0 | 43 | None |
21 | 56/F | OLF (T1-8) | LA (T1-8) | 350 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 71.4 | 28 | CSF leaks |
22 | 58/F | OLF (T9-T11) | LA (T9-11) | 110 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 85.7 | 37 | None |
23 | 50/M | OLF (T9-T11) | LA (T9-11) | 130 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 100.0 | 31 | None |
24 | 39/M | TDH (T11-12) | LA (T11-12) + CD (T11/12) | 255 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 85.7 | 46 | None |
25 | 41/F | OLF (T9-T11) | LA (T9-11) | 210 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10.5 | 90.0 | 27 | None |
26 | 38/M | OLF (T2-4) | LA (T2-4) | 110 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 83.3 | 38 | None |
27 | 60/M | OLF (T10-12) | LA (T10-12) | 400 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 66.7 | 48 | CSF leaks |
28 | 45/F | OLF (T1-L2) | LA (T1-L2) | 2280 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 80.0 | 39 | CSF leaks |