Table 1 Surgical, complication, and reoperation characteristics of study participants as reported in the Swedish Spine Registry. Complications reported by participants at 1-year follow-up; all other data reported by surgeon at time of initial surgery or reoperation. Data is shown as mean (SD) or number. n = 75 except where otherwise indicated
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Lenke classification (n = 70) | |
Type 1 | 23 |
Type 2 | 7 |
Type 3 | 10 |
Type 4 | 2 |
Type 5 | 15 |
Type 6 | 13 |
Procedure type, number of patients | |
Anterior | 6 |
Posterior | 68 |
Combined | 1 |
Levels fused, number (n = 74) | 11 (3) |
Fusion to sacrum, number (n = 74) | 4 |
Intraoperative blood loss, L (n = 71) | 1.5 (1.0) |
Hospital stay from operation to discharge, days (n = 73) | 8 (7, 10) |
Complications | |
Nerve root injury, dural lesion, spinal cord injury, mortality | 0 |
Thrombosis | 1 |
Pulmonary embolism | 4 |
Surgical site infection treated with antibiotics | 2 |
Reoperation, number of participants with reoperation, (indication) | 4 (1 implant replacement, 2 surgical site infection spine, 1 infection at bone graft harvest site) |