Table I.
Demographic features of all patients of POS (n=95).
| Age (years) | 51.63 ± 13.63 (22-82) |
| Sex (M: F) | 47:48 |
| Disability before Index surgery (Days) | 31.9±17.54 (14-96) |
| High fever after discectomy | (n=95) 100% |
| Fever at presentation to us after conservative treatment | Present: 28.42% (n=27), Absent: 71.57% (n=68) |
| ODI Pre-operative to Index surgery | 80.68±12.06 (55.56-95.56) |
| ESR at presentation | 67.51±23.48 (20-76) |
| CRP at presentation | 65.77±23.27 (18-133) |
| Pre-operative to TLIF | |
| VAS Score: Low Back Pain | 9.23±1.52 (8-10) |
| VAS Score: Leg Pain | 1.15±1.37 (0-5) |
| ODI Pre-operative to TLIF | 89.14±5.39 (82.22-100) |
| Pre TLIF-Biopsy/ Culture reports | No Biopsy / tissue specimen report done in 78.94% (n=71), |
| Transpedicular/ Discal Biopsy =20% (n=19), | |
| Wound Culture=4.21% (n=4) | |
| Blood Culture=1.05% (n=1) | |
| Index discectomy Surgery | At Author’s Institute=5.26%(n=5), |
| Other institute operated cases=94.73% (n=90) | |
| Operated twice or more Comorbidities | 6.31% (n=6) Ischemic heart disease 3.15 %(n=3), Thalassemia minor 1.05% (n=1), Diabetes mellitus 16.84% (n=16), Hypertension 23.15%(n=22), Renal Transplant 1.05% (n=1), Asthma 2.10% (n=2), Hypothyroid 8.42% (n=8), Skin 4.21% (n=4), Polyarthritis 10.52% (n=10), Smoking 9.47% (n=9), Tobacco 15.78% (n=15) |
Abbreviations - ODI: Oswestry disability index, TLIF: transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, VAS: visual analogue score