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Group A
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Group B
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P values
|
|---|
|
Patients (No.)
|
19
|
16
| |
|
Sex (male/female)a
|
8/11
|
8/8
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Age (y/o)
|
35.0 ± 11.8
|
50.2 ± 14.4
|
P < 0.05
|
|
Average number of segments (NO.)a
|
2.7 ± 0.8
|
2.3 ± 0.6
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Cases of psoas or iliac abscess (No.)a
|
5
|
1
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Cases of kyphosis (No.)a
|
16
|
14
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Cases of neurological impairment (No.)a
|
13
|
12
|
P > 0.05
|
- aThere were no significant differences in the average number of lesion-affected segments, sex distribution or number of cases with neurological impairment, kyphosis, or psoas or iliac abscess between the two groups (P > 0.05)
