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. 2021 Jul 30;21(12):2003–2009. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.07.019

Table 2.

Comparison of preoperative diagnoses and neurologic dysfunction between patients with spine surgeries rescheduled prior to New York City's Phase 4 reopening (early rescheduled), after reopening (late rescheduled), and those not rescheduled

Early Rescheduled (n=63) Late Rescheduled (n= 21) Not Rescheduled (n=49) p-value
Preoperative Diagnosis
AIS 5 (7.9%) 2 (9.5%) 1 (2.0%) .327
Adult Scoliosis 6 (9.5%) 3 (14.3%) 2 (4.1%) .322
Adult Kyphosis 2 (3.2%) 4 (19.0%) 4 (8.2%) .056
Flatback deformity 0 (0.0%) 2 (9.5%) 3 (6.1%) .076
Radiculopathy 37 (58.7%) 10 (47.6%) 28 (57.1%) .667
Myelopathy 9 (14.3%) 5 (23.8%) 8 (16.3%) .595
Degenerative Disc Disease 26 (41.3%) 5 (23.8%) 27 (55.1%) .047
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus 24 (38.1%) 7 (33.3%) 13 (26.5%) .435
Spondylolithesis 18 (28.6%) 7 (33.3%) 26 (53.1%) .027
Spinal Stenosis 37 (58.7%) 14 (66.7%) 35 (71.4%) .370
Proximal Junctional Kyphosis 0 (0.0%) 1 (4.8%) 0 (0.0%) .068
Adjacent Segment Disease 2 (3.2%) 2 (9.5%) 1 (2.0%) .303
Pseudarthrosis 3 (4.8%) 2 (9.5%) 2 (4.1%) .627
Preoperative Neurologic Dysfunction
Motor Weakness 18 (28.6%) 0 (0.0%) 15 (30.6%) .016
 0/5 strength 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) .571
 1/5 strength 1 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) .571
 2/5 strength 2 (3.2%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.0%) .692
 3/5 strength 4 (6.3%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (4.1%) .471
 4/5 strength 10 (15.9%) 0 (0.0%) 10 (20.4%) .088
Sensory deficit 5 (7.9%) 1 (4.8%) 2 (4.1%) .672
Hyperreflexia 5 (7.9%) 2 (9.5%) 3 (6.1%) .872
Hyporeflexia 5 (7.9%) 1 (4.8%) 3 (6.1%) .860
Lhermitte's Sign 3 (4.8%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.0%) .479
Spurling Test 3 (4.8%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (6.1%) .523
Hoffman Sign 4 (6.3%) 1 (4.8%) 6 (12.2%) .424
Babinski Reflex 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Symptom Duration (days) 484.25±642.98 456.67±803.14 695.61±955.88 .313