Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics, surgical diagnoses and procedures
| S/N | Age (Years) | Sex | Indication for Surgery | Operation Performed | No of Spinal Levels stabilized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | M | Trauma with L1 burst fracture and cord compression | Decompressive L1 laminectomy + T11-L3 spinal stabilization | 5 |
| 2 | 41 | F | Traumatic L1 paraparesis + L5/S1 ant. Subluxation & L5 laminar fracture | L5 laminectomy + L3 – S2 spinal stabilization | 5 |
| 3 | 30 | M | Traumatic T8 paraplegia with T8+T9 laminar Fractures | T8 and T9 laminectomies + T6-T11 spinal stabilization | 6 |
| 4 | 32 | M | Trauma tic T4 paraplegia with T4/5 ant. Subluxation + T4 & 5 laminar fracture | T4 and T5laminectomies + T2 – T7 spinal stabilization | 6 |
| 5 | 56 | M | Traumatic T10 paraplegia with T10/11 ant. Subluxation | T10 laminectomy + T8- T12 spinal stabilization | 5 |
| 6 | 42 | M | Traumatic L1 paraparesis with L1/2 ant. Subluxation + L2 compression fracture | Decompressive L1 laminectomy + T11 – L3 spinal stabilization | 5 |
| 7 | 52 | F | T8 myelopathy 2°Extradural spinal metastasis | T6 – T9 laminectomies + tumour excision + T4 – T11 spinal stabilization | 8 |
| 8 | 47 | M | Lumbar spondylosis + canal stenosis | Decompressive L1,2,4,5 laminectomies+multileveldiscectomies & foraminotomies + T10 – S2 spinal stabilization | 10 |
| 9 | 40 | M | Traumatic T10 paraplegia | T10+11 laminectomies + T8 – L1 spinal stabilization | 6 |
| 10 | 70 | F | L4 spondylolisthesis+ L4/5 & L5/S1 disc protrusions | L4 +5 laminectomies + L4/5 & L5/S1 discectomies + L2 – S2 spinal stabilization | 6 |
| 11 | 70 | F | L2 paraparesis 2°Extradural spinal tumour | L1 – 3 laminectomies + tumour excision + T11 – L5 spinal stabilization | 7 |
| 12 | 31 | M | Traumatic T12 myelopathy + L2 vertebral fracture | T12 – L4 spinal stabilization | 5 |
| 13 | 50 | M | L4 spondylolisthesis+ canal stenosis | L4 Gill’s procedure + L2 – S1 spinal stabilization | 5 |
| 14 | 35 | M | Traumatic T9 paraplegia | T7 laminectomy + T5 – T9 spinal stabilization | 5 |
| 15 | 43 | M | L4 spondylolisthesis+ canal stenosis | Decompressive L4 laminectomy + Bilateral L4/5 foraminotomies + L2 – S1 spinal stabilization | 6 |
| 16 | 40 | M | Traumatic L2 paraplegia | L2 laminectomy + T12 – L4 spinal stabilization | 5 |
| 17 | 60 | F | Severe Lumbar spondylosis + long segment canal stenosis | L2 – 5 laminectomies + Bilateral L2/3 – L5/S1 foraminotomies + T12 – S2 spinal stabilization | 8 |
| 18 | 31 | F | Traumatic T12 paraplegia | T12 + L1 laminectomies + T10 – L3 spinal stabilization | 6 |