Table 1 Demographic, clinical and surgical characteristics
Variable | n |
|---|---|
Gender, M: F | 18:23 |
Mean age, years (sd) | 34.2(12.6) |
Mean hospital stay, days(sd) | 18.1(7.4) |
Preoperative ESCC scoring, n (%) | |
0 | 7(17.1) |
1 | 15(36.6) |
2 | 6(14.6) |
3 | 13(31.7) |
Preoperative neurological function, n (%) | |
Frankel A (%) | 1 (2.4%) |
Frankel B (%) | 0 |
Frankel C (%) | 2 (4.9%) |
Frankel D (%) | 8 (19.5%) |
Frankel E (%) | 30 (73.2%) |
Location of tumor, n (%) | |
Thoracic spine | 31(75.6%) |
Lumbar spine | 10 (24.4%) |
Surgical method, n (%) | |
Total en bloc spondylectomy (TES) (%) | 18 (43.9%) |
En bloc resection by WBB surgery system (%) | 12 (29.3%) |
Piecemeal resection (%) | 11(26.8%) |
Surgical approach, n (%) | |
Lateral anterior alone | 1(2.4%) |
Posterior alone | 23 (56.1%) |
Combined approach, one-stage surgery | 7 (17.1%) |
Combined approach, staged surgery | 10(24.4%) |
Affected vertebrae,n(sd) | 1.32(0.69) |
Resected vertebrae,n(sd) | 1.71(0.90) |
Preoperative embolization, n (%) | 22 (53.7%) |
Mean duration of surgery, min (sd) | 498(176) |
Mean estimated blood loss, ml (sd) | 2145 (1518) |