Table 2. Baseline demographic data and health status measures based on treatment received in patients with thoracolumbar and lumbar burst fracture (n=113).

Values are presented as mean (standard deviation) or number (%).

^a)Residual canal, evaluation of residual canal was done according to axial computed tomography images. Residual canal was measured as a percentage of the normal of the canal above and below the fracture; ^b)Angulation was recorded between adjacent intact end-plates from lateral plain films; ^c)The Oswestry disability index ranges from 0 to 100, with lower scores indicating less severe symptoms.