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Table 4 Items related to surgery

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

Items related to surgery

mean ± SD or NO/%

Operation time (min)

215.5 ± 38.7

Blood loss (ml)

818.0 ± 181.7

Complication

4 (6.0%)

 Cerebrospinal fluid leakage

2 (3.0%)

 Calf muscular venous thrombosis

1 (1.5%)

 Wound fat liquefaction

1 (1.5%)

Failure for first surgery and accept anterior revision surgery

3 (4.5%)

 Percutaneous lavage and drainage under CT guide

1 (1.5%)

 Small incision debridement

1 (1.5%)

 Open extensive debridement

1 (1.5%)