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Table 3 Operative and postoperative data

From: Debridement and corpectomy via single posterior approach to treat pyogenic spondylitis after vertebral augmentation

Cases

Treatment method

Operative time(min)

Blood loss(ml)

Causative

Follow-up(month)

Outcome

VAS follow-up

Bony fusion

1

Operation

165

500

No organism

9.2

Normal

2

Fusion

2

Operation

190

400

Enterococcus faecalis

5.3

Normal

1

Partial fusion

3

Operation

185

350

Non-tuberculous mycobacterium

Died

NA

NA

NA

4

Operation

210

450

Micromonomonas

17.5

Wheelchair

2

Fusion

5

Conservative treatment

NA

NA

NA

Died

NA

NA

NA

6

Operation

180

400

No organism

23.5

Use a walker

3

Fusion

7

Operation

170

300

MRSE

8.5

Normal

2

Fusion

8

None

NA

NA

NA

Died

NA

NA

NA

9

Operation

160

350

Tread fungus

33.5

Use a walker

1

Fusion

10

Operation

160

300

S.albus

23.0

Normal

1

Fusion

11

Operation

210

650

Streptococcus

12.0

Normal

2

Fusion

12

Operation

155

300

No organism

7.5

Wheelchair

2

Partial fusion

13

Operation

165

400

S.aureus

15.5

Died(cancer)

NA

Fusion

14

Conservative treatment

NA

NA

NA

24.0

Use a walker

3

Spontaneous fusion

15

Operation

180

900

Enterococcus faecalis

3.0

Normal

1

Partial fusion

16

Operation

160

700

S.aureus

NA

NA

NA

NA

17

Operation

165

400

No organism

8.0

Normal

2

Fusion

18

Operation

170

500

Streptococcus

NA

NA

NA

NA

19

Operation

175

550

Escherichia coli

10.0

Normal

1

Fusion

  1. VAS visual analog scale, NA not available, MRSE methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis, S.albus Staphylococcus albus, S.aureus Staphylococcus aureus