Table 4.
Second surgery due to surgery-related complications/failures after primary fixation was performed in 22/303 patients
| No | Sex | Age | Surg.tech/levels primary surgery | Indication for second surgery | Timing of second surgery (days) | Complication to second surgery | Third surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 37 | ACDF C6/7 | Malalignment | 8 | None | No |
| 2 | M | 26 | Corpectomy C4-C6 | CSF leakage | 18 | None | No |
| 3 | M | 38 | Corpectomy C5-C7 | Fix.device failure, Malalignment | 9 | Fix.device failure, malalignment | Yes |
| 4 | M | 59 | Corpectomy C3-C5 | SCI worsening, not significantly decompressed, fix.device failure | 4 | None | No |
| 5 | M | 15 | Cerclage C6/7 | Malalignment | 156 | None | No |
| 6 | M | 19 | Corpectomy C4-C6 | Suboptimal placement screws/plate | 4 | None | No |
| 7 | F | 76 | Corpectomy C6-Th1 | Malalignment | 18 | None | No |
| 8 | M | 70 | 360°; ACDF + post screws C5-Th2 |
Infection | 14 | None | No |
| 9 | M | 60 | ACDF C7/Th1 | Fix.device failure | 4 | None | No |
| 10 | M | 64 | ACDF C7/Th1 | Fix.device failure | 2 | Infection | Yes |
| 11 | F | 80 | 360°; ACDF + post screws C4-Th1 | Infection | 15 | None | No |
| 12 | F | 32 | ACDF C6/7 | CSF leakage | 165 | CSF leakage | Yes |
| 13 | M | 17 | Corpectomy C4-C6 | SCI worsening, postop hematoma | 1 | None | No |
| 14 | M | 23 | Corpectomy C4-C6 | Malalignment | 31 | None | No |
| 15 | M | 87 | 360°: ACDF + cerclage C5/6 | SCI worsening, suboptimal placement screws/plate | 1 | None | No |
| 16 | F | 74 | ACDF C6/7 | Suboptimal placement screws/plate | 1 | None | No |
| 17 | F | 66 | ACDF C4/5 | Not significantly decompressed | 3 | None | No |
| 18 | M | 67 | Post screws C3-C7 | Infection | 7 | None | No |
| 19 | M | 64 | ACDF C4/5 | Malalignment | 18 | None | No |
| 20 | M | 61 | ACDF C6/7 | Malalignment | 7 | None | No |
| 21 | M | 74 | Post screws C4-Th2 | Infection | 18 | Infection | Yes |
| 22 | F | 83 | ACDF C5/6 | Malalignment | 39 | None | No |