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Table 2 Complications

From: A comparative study of one-stage posterior unilateral limited laminectomy vs. bilateral laminectomy debridement and bone grafting fusion combined with internal fixation for the treatment of aged patients with single-segment spinal tuberculosis

Complications

Group A

Group B

Superficial wound infections

3

1

Deep wound infections

1

1

DVT of lower limb

2

0

Cerebrospinal fluid leakage

2

0

Mild intestinal obstruction

4

2

Mild pressure sores

3

1

Total

15(41.7%)

5(16.1%)

  1. DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis. The comparison of complications between groups A and B was performed by chi-square test (P = 0.03)