Table 1.
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | Patient 7 | |
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Age at index surgery | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Sex | F | F | F | M | M | F | F |
Diagnosis | Idiopathic | Idiopathic | Sarco-glycanopathy | Idiopathic | Duchenne | Idiopathic | Idiopathic |
Level of fusion | T4–L2 | T3–T11 | T4–Ileum | T4–L1 | T4–Ileum | T5–T11 | T5–T12 |
Number of vertebrae fused | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Anterior release | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Number of pedicle screws | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
Number of interlinks | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |