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. 2003 Jul 31;12(6):618–624. doi: 10.1007/s00586-003-0564-5

Table 2.

Clinical data of the patients with other pathologies [Sp spondylitis, Tu tumor, Cor: secondary correction (old fracture), O osteoporotic fracture]. There was only one case of implant loosening, due to tumor, and one case of iatrogenic injury, requiring switching to an open procedure. In no other patient did the procedure have to be changed, and there were no cases of infection

Patient Sex Age Follow-up Level Pathology Stabilization Procedure Spacer Instrumented level Time
M F (months) Ventral Dorsal Endoscopic Minimally invasive Open Iliac crest Tutogen Synex (min)
1. EE x 74 30 T6/7 Sp x x x x T 3/T7 180
2. PW x 31 28 L3/4 Tu x x x x x x L2/ L5 110
3. HB x 34 24 T12/1 Tu x x x x x T11/ L2 180
4. GM x 54 21 T11/12 Tu x x x x x T10/ L3 250
5. RE x 74 21 L2/3 Sp x x x x L1/ L4 180
6. KC x 20 15 L2 Cor x x x L1/ L3 143
7. ES x 27 14 L1 Cor x x x x L1/ L3 145
8.a LM x 49 10 L1 Tu x x x x T12/ L2 180
9. DA x 68 7 L2/3 Tu x x x x L1/ L4 120
10. JN x 68 7 L2/3 Sp x x x x L1/ L3 180
11. HE x 63 3 L1 Tu x x x x T12/ L2 130
12.b WW x 71 0 T12 O x x x x T11/ L1 150

a Tumor led to implant loosening

b Iatrogenic injury of the lung occurred, requiring swapping to an open procedure