Table 19.
Diagnosis of 54 cases with death
| No. of cases | |
|---|---|
| Metastatic spine tumor | 15 |
| Inflammation | |
| Pyogenic infection | 6 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 4 (O-C fusion 3, O-T fusion 1) |
| Tuberculous infection | 1 |
| Dialysis | 4 |
| Trauma | |
| Cervical spine | 6 |
| Lumbar spine | 1 |
| Osteoporotic vertebral collapse | 4 |
| Degenerative disease | |
| Stenosis | |
| Lumbar spine | 3 |
| Cervical spine | 2 |
| Degenerative spondylolisthesis (lumbar spine) | 1 |
| Ossification of ligaments | |
| OPLL (cervical spine) | 1 |
| OLF (lumbar spine) | 1 |
| Primary malignant spine tumor | 2 |
| Intramedullary tumor | 1 |
| Epidural hematoma | 1 |
| Spinal deformity Scoliosis | 1 |
OPLL ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament, OLF ossification of ligamentum flavum, O-C fusion occipito-cervical fusion, O-T fusion occipito-thoracic fusion