Clinical efficacy of single intraoperative 500 mg methylprednisolone management therapy for thoracic myelopathy caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum

Table 5 Postoperative complications

Items	MP (n = 47)	Non-MP (n = 54)	P-Value
SSI	10 (21.2%)	3 (5.6%)	0.034
DVT	3 (6.4%)	3 (5.6%)	1.000
Pneumonia	4 (8.5%)	2 (3.7%)	0.413
Neurologic worsening	2 (4.3%)	3 (3.7%)	0.672
CSF leak	10(21.2%)	14(25.9)	0.644

Values are reported as number (percent). SSI surgical site infection, DVT deep vein thrombosis. CSF cerebrospinal fluid
Significant differences (P < 0.05) are marked in bold

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