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Table 5 Complications and revisions in different groups

From: How to make a more optimal surgical plan for Lenke 5 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients: a comparative study based on the changes of the sagittal alignment and selection of the lowest instrumented vertebra

Variables

 ≥ L3 group (N = 22)

L4 group (N = 41)

 ≤ L5 group (N = 31)

P-value

Total number of complications

28

33

26

0.312

Major complication type

3

2

7

0.066

    Implants

0(0%)

0(0%)

2(7.69%)

0.087

    Neurologic

0(0%)

0(0%)

2(7.69%)

0.087

    Cardiopulmonary

1(3.57%)

0(0%)

1(3.85%)

0.524

    Infection

2(7.14%)

1(6.06%)

0(0%)

0.504

    Operative

0(0%)

1(6.06%)

2(7.69%)

0.387

    Gastrointestinal

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

    Renal

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

    Vascular

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

    Mortality

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

Total patient affected (%)

4(18.2%)

5(12.2%)

6(19.4%)

0.716

Total number of revisions

6(27.3%)

8(19.5%)

8(25.8%)

0.704

Recurrent revision

0

0

0

Revision type

   

0.400

    Proximal junctional kyphosis

2(9.09%)

1(2.44%)

1(3.23%)

 

    Adding-on

1(4.55%)

2(4.88%)

1(3.23%)

 

    Implants failure

0(0%)

0(0%)

3(9.68%)

 

    Distal extension

3(13.6%)

2(4.88%)

1(3.23%)

 

    Others

0(0%)

3(7.32%)

2(6.45%)

 
  1. When LIV > L3, it means LIV is higher than L3. When LIV < L5, it means LIV is lower than L5