Table 1 Patient demographics and peri-operative variables
From: Comparison between harvesting and preserving the spinous process for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Group I (Harvesting) | Group II (Preserving) | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 61 (10 M & 51 F) | 43 (1 M & 42 F) | |
Age (years) | 14.0 (11 ~ 19) | 13.8 (10 ~ 18) | 0.71 |
Median f/u length (months) | 60 (24 ~ 128) | 73 (24 ~ 107) | |
Level fused | 10.6 ± 1.7 | 10.0 ± 1.9 | 0.06 |
Duration of surgery (minutes) | 216 ± 47 | 224 ± 50 | 0.40 |
Implants inserted (numbers) | 13.3 ± 2.2 | 13.3 ± 2.0 | 0.97 |
Blood loss (ml) | 983 ± 446 | 824 ± 361 | 0.048 |
Peri-OP blood transfusion (units) | 6.0 ± 3.3 | 5.1 ± 3.0 | 0.13 |
Hospitalization length (days) | 7.4 ± 1.0 | 6.8 ± 0.8 | 0.003 |