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Table 2 Summary of radiological and clinical outcomes

From: Posterior intervertebral space debridement, annular bone grafting and instrumentation for treatment of lumbosacral tuberculosis

Case no.

Lumbosacral angle (°)

ASIA grade

VAS

ESR (mm/h)

CRP (mg/L)

 

Pre

Post*

Final

Pre

FinalΔ

Pre

Final*

Pre

Final*

Pre

Final*

1

19

28

27

C

E

8

1

46

15

69

3.0

2

25

31

30

C

E

7

0

42

13

48

1.5

3

25

30

28

D

E

9

1

39

12

45

2.5

4

22

29

27

E

E

9

1

48

13

51

3.5

5

18

27

26

E

E

8

1

52

10

79

2.0

6

21

27

27

E

E

7

1

49

13

71

2.5

7

19

27

25

C

E

9

0

52

11

83

3.5

8

20

26

25

D

E

9

1

65

12

97

3.0

9

26

33

32

E

E

8

2

58

14

85

3.5

10

20

29

29

E

E

8

1

61

13

91

1.0

11

25

32

31

C

D

8

1

37

14

50

4.5

12

18

25

23

C

E

7

2

38

15

48

3.5

13

17

27

26

D

E

8

2

47

12

55

3.5

14

24

30

30

D

E

7

0

45

13

56

3.0

15

19

29

28

D

E

9

2

57

10

69

2.5

16

22

29

27

D

E

9

2

53

14

75

1.5

17

21

28

28

D

E

8

1

50

11

64

2.0

18

19

27

26

D

E

8

3

47

13

63

2.5

19

21

30

29

D

E

7

1

56

13

68

2.5

20

18

27

27

C

E

8

1

39

11

47

2.0

21

23

32

30

D

E

9

1

49

12

52

3.5

22

21

31

28

D

E

8

1

48

14

62

3.5

23

20

29

29

D

E

8

1

51

13

65

3.0

Mean

21.0 ± 2.1

28.8 ± 1.7

27.7 ± 1.7

  

8.1 ± 0.6

1.2 ± 0.5

49.1 ± 5.6

12.7 ± 1.1

64.9 ± 11.9

2.8 ± 0.7

  1. Pre preoperative, Post postoperative, Final final follow-up, ASIA American Spinal Injury Association, VAS visual analogue scale, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein
  2. * p < 0.05 compared with preop by paired t-test
  3. Δ p < 0.05 compared with preop by Wilcoxon signed rank test