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. 2014 Dec 5;20(1):38–54. doi: 10.1007/s00776-014-0656-6

Table 9.

Neurological and non-neurological complications in representative diseases

Incidence
2011 2001 1994
NC (%) NNC (%) NC (%) NNC (%) NC (%) NNC (%)
Disc herniation 0.6 4.3 1.0 4.0 0.8 2.5
Stenosis 1.1 8.1 1.8 5.9 1.1 4.2
Spondylolisthesis 1.1 8.4 0.9 8.0 1.7 7.3
Ossification of ligaments 3.7 9.3 3.6 9.8 2.4 5.6
Spinal deformity
 Scoliosis 2.1 12.5 0.3 16.4 1.7 11.4
 Kyphosis 2.8 19.2 3.3 21.7
Osteoporotic vertebral collapse 1.0 15.9 1.1 18.3

NC neurological complications, NNC non-neurological complications