TABLE 3.
Postoperative Complications
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 53 | 100 |
| Return to OR | ||
| Wound revision | 1 | 2 |
| Hardware revision | 2 | 4 |
| Additional interventions | ||
| Kypho at index level | 1 | 2 |
| Kypho at adjacent level | 1 | 2 |
| PO adverse events | ||
| PE* | 3 | 6 |
| DVT | 1 | 2 |
| Death** | 1 | 2 |
| Imaging review | ||
| Lucency | 0 | 0 |
| Pull out | 1 | 2 |
| Pedicle fracture | 2 | 4 |
| Screw fracture | 1 | 2 |
| Rod fracture | 0 | 0 |
| Cement in vessel | 8 | 15 |
| Radiographic follow-up (days) | ||
| Range | ||
| Min | 2 | |
| Max | 542 | |
| Median | 140 | |
| Mean | 176.0 | |
*Cement found in pulmonary artery on postop chest scans. Did not require anticoagulation and remained asymptomatic for at least 6 wk post operatively.
**Death occurred 1 wk post operatively (still within surgical admission) secondary to respiratory failure from multiple lung metastases. The acute respiratory failure was not related to a pulmonary embolus or cement extravasation.