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Postoperative course and complications.
| Preop | Postop | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 24 months | 60 months | Final (105 months) | ||
| Pts. without severe complications | 37 (100%) | 36 (97%) | 34 (92%) | 29 (78%) | 25 (68%) |
| Ambulating | 29 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 23 |
| Nonambulating | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pts. with severe complications (including death) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | 3 (8%) | 8 (22%) | 12 (32%) |
| Death | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Dementia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Parkinsonism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Schizophrenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cerebral infarction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
