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Table 2 Comparisons between pyogenic and TB patients

From: Surgical outcomes of infectious spondylitis after vertebroplasty, and comparisons between pyogenic and tuberculosis

Characters

Pyogenic (N = 9)

TB (N = 9)

Age

71.8

75.1

Sex (M:F)

1:8

1:8

Level

 T spine

3

7

 L spine

9

5

1st surgery

 WBC(X1000)(/mL)

9.4

6.1

 ESR(mm/h)

Inadequate data

Inadequate data

 CRP(mg/L)

Inadequate data

Inadequate data

Revision surgery

 WBC (X1000)(/mL)

11.0

7.1

 ESR (mm/h)

61.1

48.1

 CRP (mg/L)

87.8

45.7

Revision method

 A

3

1

 P

2

2

 A + P

4

6

Neurologic Status (ASIA)

 E

7

4

 D

1

2

 C

1

2

 B

0

1

 A

0

0

Pre-revision VAS

7.2

7.7

Final VAS

3.1

2.6

Final activity

 Normal

5

2

 Walker support

1

4

 On wheelchair

1

2

 Dead

2

1

CCI

1.9

1.4

  1. Abbreviations: TB tuberculosis, N number, M male, F female, T thoracic, L lumbar, WBC white blood-cell count, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reaction protein, ASIA American Spinal Cord Injury Association, VAS visual analog scale, CCI the Charlson Comorbidity index