Table 3.

Comparison of complications between diabetic and nondiabetic patients.

	Diabetic	Nondiabetic	P Value
Bleeding (mL)	556.2 ± 255	428.1 ± 182.7	.006
Infused packed cell	1.1 ± 0.4	1 ± 0.2	.6
Root damage	0	2 (4%)	.5
Cerebral vascular accident	1 (2%)	0
Pelvic pain	0	1 (2%)
Decrease of isometric motor force	1 (2%)	0
Need for reoperation	1 (2%)	0
Wound infection	7 (14.5%)	5 (10.4%)
Dural tear	4 (8%)	3 (6.2%)
Postoperation hematoma	0	1 (2%)
Thromboembolism	0	1 (2%)