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Table 4 Second surgery due to surgery-related complications/failures after primary fixation was performed in 22/303 patients

From: Complications and long-term outcomes after open surgery for traumatic subaxial cervical spine fractures: a consecutive series of 303 patients

No

Sex

Age

Surg.tech/levels primary surgery

Indication for second surgery

Timing of second surgery (days)

Complication to second surgery

Third surgery

1

M

37

ACDF C6/7

Malalignment

8

None

No

2

M

26

Corpectomy C4-C6

CSF leakage

18

None

No

3

M

38

Corpectomy C5-C7

Fix.device failure, Malalignment

9

Fix.device failure, malalignment

Yes

4

M

59

Corpectomy C3-C5

SCI worsening, not significantly decompressed, fix.device failure

4

None

No

5

M

15

Cerclage C6/7

Malalignment

156

None

No

6

M

19

Corpectomy C4-C6

Suboptimal placement screws/plate

4

None

No

7

F

76

Corpectomy C6-Th1

Malalignment

18

None

No

8

M

70

360°; ACDF + post screws

C5-Th2

Infection

14

None

No

9

M

60

ACDF C7/Th1

Fix.device failure

4

None

No

10

M

64

ACDF C7/Th1

Fix.device failure

2

Infection

Yes

11

F

80

360°; ACDF + post screws C4-Th1

Infection

15

None

No

12

F

32

ACDF C6/7

CSF leakage

165

CSF leakage

Yes

13

M

17

Corpectomy C4-C6

SCI worsening, postop hematoma

1

None

No

14

M

23

Corpectomy C4-C6

Malalignment

31

None

No

15

M

87

360°: ACDF + cerclage C5/6

SCI worsening, suboptimal placement screws/plate

1

None

No

16

F

74

ACDF C6/7

Suboptimal placement screws/plate

1

None

No

17

F

66

ACDF C4/5

Not significantly decompressed

3

None

No

18

M

67

Post screws C3-C7

Infection

7

None

No

19

M

64

ACDF C4/5

Malalignment

18

None

No

20

M

61

ACDF C6/7

Malalignment

7

None

No

21

M

74

Post screws C4-Th2

Infection

18

Infection

Yes

22

F

83

ACDF C5/6

Malalignment

39

None

No