From: Thoracic spondylotic myelopathy in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: a comparative study
Characteristics | DISH (n = 22) | Non-DISH (n = 78) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Responsible lesion | 0.33 | ||
OPLL (percent) | 7 (31.8) | 17 (21.8) | |
OLF (percent) | 15 (68.2) | 61 (78.2) | |
Staged-surgery (percent) | 8 (36.4) | 14 (17.9) | 0.07 |
Post-operational manifestation | |||
Blood loss (mean, SD) | 1166 ± 871 | 912 ± 681 | 0.11 |
CSF leakage (percent) | 11 (50.0) | 35 (44.9) | 0.97 |
Drainage time (mean, SD) | 5.4 ± 2.6 | 5.3 ± 2.7 | 0.94 |
JOA score-preop (mean, SD) | 10.0 ± 3.2 | 10.9 ± 2.6 | 0.13 |
JOA score-postop (mean, SD) | 11.7 ± 3.2 | 12.5 ± 2.8 | 0.22 |
JOA score-follow up (mean, SD) | 13.7 ± 3.1 | 14.4 ± 3.1 | 0.28 |