Table 9.

Postoperative Complications, 360 degree Lumbar Fusion in the United States, 2004-2007

	Count	%
Total 360 Lumbar Fusions	2,673
Cardiac
997.1, 410.0-410.9, 998.0	27	1.01%
Respiratory*
997.3, 415.1, 518.0-518.4	178	6.66%
Peripheral
997.2	1	0.04%
CNS
997.0,997.00,997.01,997.09	30	1.12%
Hematoma
998.1,998.11,998.12,998.13	106	3.97%
Accidental cut / hemorrage
998.2, E870.0	108	4.04%
Complication of operative wound
998.3,998.31,998.32,998.83	20	0.75%
Postoperative infection
998.5,999.3,998.51,998.59	48	1.80%
Other unspecified complications
998.8, 998.89,998.9,999.9,
E8788,E8789	71	2.66%
CSF leak
349.0, 998.6	1	0.04%
Vertebral injury
900.00, 900.01, 900.02, 900.03, 900.82,90
0.89,900.9,997.02,954.0	1	0.04%
Mechanical Complication of Implant or Graft
996.4, 996.40	174	6.51%