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Table 2 Distributions of involved vertebral bodies and lumbar fusion sites

From: The efficacy of local continuous chemotherapy and postural drainage in combination with one-stage posterior surgery for the treatment of lumbar spinal tuberculosis

Group

Affected vertebra(e)

Fusion site

 

L2

L2–3

L3

L4

L3–4

L4–5

L5

L2–3

L3–4

L4–5

L5–S1

A (n = 52)

2 (3.8 %)

6 (11.5 %)

5 (9.6 %)

6 (11.5 %)

9 (17.3 %)

19 (36.5 %)

5 (9.6 %)

8 (15.4 %)

13 (25 %)

25 (48.1 %)

6 (11.5 %)

B (n = 57)

3 (5.3 %)

7 (12.3 %)

7 (12.3 %)

15 (26.3 %)

7 (12.3 %)

12 (21.1 %)

6 (10.5 %)

6 (10.5 %)

13 (22.8 %)

27 (47.4 %)

11 (19.3 %)