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Table 3 Comparison for ESR, CRP and kyphosis angle in preoperative, postoperative and final follow up

From: Single posterior debridement, interbody fusion, and fixation on patients with continuous multivertebral lumbar spine tuberculosis (CMLSTB)

Schedule

ESR

CRP

Kyphosis angle(°)

Pre-op

74.7 ± 12.3* (t = −39.7, P < 0.01)

69.3 ± 10.9* (t = −50.2, P < 0.01)

20.5 ± 7.0* (t = −13.2, P < 0.01)

Post-op

34.0 ± 9.7# (t = 21.2, P < 0.01)

20.9 ± 6.4# (t = 31.3, P < 0.01)

4.8 ± 6.0# (t = 14.0, P < 0.01)

FFU

13.7 ± 2.6Δ (t = 16.6, P < 0.01)

2.2 ± 0.9Δ (t = 23.5, P < 0.01)

5.3 ± 6.3 (t = − 0.476, P = 0.635)

  1. FFU Final follow up
  2. *: P < 0.01, compared with FFU indexes
  3. #: P < 0.01, compared with pre-op indexes
  4. Δ: P < 0.01, compared with post-op indexes