Table 3.

Surgical treatment, complications and abscess characterization

Patient	Surgical approach	GRAFT	Abscess	Epidural	Abscess Approach	Complications
Patient 1	Anterior	Local	Right psoas	Yes	Right lombotomy	No
Patient 2	Anterior	Rib	Paraspinal	Yes	Right thoracotomy	No
Patient 3	Anterior	Iliac	Left Psoas	No	Left lombotomy	Lef Iliac vein laceration
Patient 4	Combined	Iliac	Right psoas	No	Right lombotomy	No
Patient 5	Combined	Local	Left Paraspinal	No	Right thoracotomy	No
Patient 6	Combined	Iliac	Right psoas	Yes	Right lombotomy	No
Patient 7	Combined	Local	Paraspinal and Left psoas	No	Left lombotomy	No
Patient 8	Posterior	Rib	Prespinal and paraspinal	Yes	Costotransversectomy	Transient neurological impairment to ASIA C
Patient 9	Posterior	Local	Prespinal and paraspinal	Yes	Costotransversectomy	No
Patient 10	Combined	Iliac	Paraspinal and bilateral psoas	No	Right lombotomy + Left Lombotomy	No
Patient 11	Posterior	Local	Prespinal and paraspinal	Yes	Costotransversectomy	No
Patient 12	Combined	Iliac	Prespinal	Yes	Left lombotomy	No
Patient 13	Combined	Cage	Prespinal	Yes	Left lombotomy	No
Patient 14	Posterior	Local	Paraspinal and bilateral psoas	Yes	Costotransversectomy	No
Patient 15	Combined	Rib	Prespinal and paraspinal	No	Left thoracotomy	No