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Table 7 Postoperative complications in each group

From: Characteristics and standards of severe sagittal imbalance in adult patients with spinal deformities: a retrospective analysis

 

Mild

(n = 35)

Moderate

(n = 38)

Severe

(n = 29)

P value

Complications (n, %)

PJK

6 (17.1%)

7 (18.4%)

6 (20.7%)

0.129

Pseudarthrosis

5 (14.3%)

4 (10.5%)

5 (17.2%)

0.621

Neurological

0 (0%)

1 (2.6%)

4 (13.8%)

0.042*

Deep vein thrombosis

0 (0%)

1 (2.6%)

4 (13.8%)

0.031*

Pneumonia

1 (2.9%)

1 (2.6%)

3 (10.3%)

0.077

Surgical site infection

0 (0%)

2 (5.3%)

0 (0%)

0.745

Cholecystitis

0 (0%)

1 (2.6%)

3 (10.3%)

0.071

ICU stay (n, %)

1 (2.9%)

1 (2.6%)

5 (17.2%)

0.017*

  1. PJK Proximal junctional kyphosis, ICU Intensive care unit, * indicates statistical significance (p<0.05)