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Table 3 Comparison between anterior and posterior removal groups

From: The comparison between anterior and posterior approaches for removal of infected lumbar interbody cages and a proposal regarding the use of endoscope-assisted technique

 

Anterior

(n = 12)

Posterior

(n = 13)

p value

Age (years)

65.8 ± 5.2

65.4 ± 11.1

0.917

Elapsed time to a diagnosis (days)

89 ± 43

46 ± 16

0.015*

VAS

   

  Preoperative

  12 months after OP

6.9 ± 1.4

1.33 ± 0.9

7.0 ± 1.4

1.54 ± 1.1

0.885

0.605

Blood loss (ml)

933 ± 576

700 ± 370

0.236

OP time (minutes)

274 ± 102

163 ± 52

0.002*

Hospital stay (days)

35 ± 15

23 ± 8

0.003*

Fusion status

   

  Solid union

  Partial union

  Pseudarthrosis

10

2

0

11

1

1

 
  1. VAS, visual analogue scale; OP, operation
  2. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation, or number of patients
  3. *p < 0.05 as statistically significant
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X