Table 2.
Summary of clinical data of 22 patients with lower cervical brucellosis with osteoporosis
| Patient no. | Sex | Age (y) | T-score | Neurological status | Affected segments | ADDF+PIF level | Kyphosis (°) | Surgical time (min) | Blood loss (ml) | Duration of hospital stay (day) | Postop. complication | Follow-up (mo) | |||
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| 1 | M | 40 | -2.6 | D | E | C4-6 | C4-7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 90 | 7 | 30 | |
| 2 | M | 50 | -3.5 | E | E | C5-6 | C5-7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 120 | 9 | 35 | |
| 3 | F | 62 | -2.7 | D | E | C4-6 | C4-7 | 15 | -11 | -8 | 80 | 250 | 5 | 29 | |
| 4 | M | 63 | -3.2 | D | E | C4-6 | C4-7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 96 | 305 | 9 | 25 | |
| 5 | M | 69 | -2.9 | D | E | C5-7 | C4-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 450 | 11 | 30 | |
| 6 | F | 60 | -3.0 | E | E | C3-4 | C3-5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 104 | 350 | 5 | 26 | |
| 7 | F | 52 | -3.2 | D | E | C6-7 | C5-7 | 13 | -3 | -3 | 99 | 450 | 7 | Harvest site pain | 33 |
| 8 | M | 60 | -2.6 | E | E | C5 | C5-6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 400 | 9 | 32 | |
| 9 | M | 61 | -2.8 | C | D | C3-5 | C3-6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 300 | 7 | 31 | |
| 10 | F | 52 | -2.6 | E | E | C3-5 | C3-6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 210 | 9 | 43 | |
| 11 | M | 64 | -2.6 | E | E | C4-5 | C4-6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 180 | 10 | 30 | |
| 12 | M | 69 | -2.9 | C | E | C6 | C5-6 | 24 | -11 | -10 | 112 | 500 | 12 | Delayed wound healing | 32 |
| 13 | M | 57 | -2.7 | E | E | C4-7 | C4-7 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 102 | 280 | 11 | 36 | |
| 14 | F | 46 | -2.8 | D | D | C4 | C4-6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 175 | 11 | 34 | |
| 15 | M | 56 | -2.6 | E | E | C5-6 | C5-6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 130 | 12 | 32 | |
| 16 | F | 67 | -2.9 | E | E | C5-6 | C4-6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 80 | 4 | Harvest site pain | 33 |
| 17 | M | 46 | -2.6 | D | E | C5-7 | C5-7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 150 | 6 | 31 | |
| 18 | M | 56 | -2.9 | B | D | C6-7 | C5-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 250 | 18 | 30 | |
| 19 | F | 64 | -2.9 | E | E | C5-6 | C5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 390 | 15 | Delayed wound healing | 32 |
| 20 | F | 70 | -3.9 | D | E | C6-7 | C6-7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 350 | 16 | 35 | |
| 21 | F | 65 | -3.8 | D | E | C5-7 | C5-7 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 92 | 450 | 15 | 38 | |
| 22 | F | 47 | -2.7 | E | E | C4-6 | C4-6 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 84 | 300 | 12 | 40 | |
ADDF+PIF, anterior lesion debridement, decompression, bone grafting and internal fixation combined with posterior bone graft fusion and internal fixation; FFU, final follow-up; postop., postoperative; preop., preoperative. Neurological grade was evaluated according to Frankel et al. [8].