Table 5.
Clinical results, total cost and complications
| Local bone | IBG | HA | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modified JOA score | 5.0 ± 0.87 | 4.80 ± 0.90 | 4.8 ± 0.71 | 0.645 |
| Hospital days (days) | 10.1 ± 6.2 | 9.8 ± 3.5 | 10.8 ± 11.0 | 0.314 |
| Transfusion (ml) | 422.8 ± 564.2 | 320.0 ± 402.7 | 341.1 ± 410.4 | 0.718 |
| OP time (min) | 202.6 ± 82.5 | 234.7 ± 34.8 | 161.3 ± 44.8 | 0.012 |
| Total cost (KRW) | 8,260,399 ± 3,332,072 | 9,716,963 ± 2,472,682 | 8,544,363 ± 2,452,833 | 0.447 |
| Infection | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| DVT | 2 | |||
| Epidural hematoma | 3a | |||
| Durotomyb | 3 | 2 | ||
| Donor site pain | 5 |
KRW Korean Won [1,000 KRW = 0.892 USD, based on monthly average exchange rate of FOREX (foreign exchange market) in January, 2011]
Bold value indicates the donor site pain develops only in the IBG group
aPostoperative spinal epidural hematoma was diagnosed clinically and evacuated immediately in all 3 cases resulting no lasting sequalae
bAll cases of incidental durotomy were identified and repaired intraoperatively