Posterior intervertebral space debridement, annular bone grafting and instrumentation for treatment of lumbosacral tuberculosis

Table 1 Patient demographics, operative information and disease characteristics

Case no.	Age (years)/sex	Level	Duration of symptoms (months)	Blood loss (ml)	Operation time (min)	Follow-up (months)
1	49/M	L5-S1	13	1150	200	45
2	51/F	L4–5	8	1000	150	38
3	49/M	L5-S1	12	700	150	35
4	48/F	L4–5	9	950	160	30
5	57/M	L5-S1	11	1050	210	38
6	45/F	L5-S1	7	600	140	31
7	45/M	L4–5	14	900	170	28
8	51/M	L3–4	7	850	150	31
9	71/M	L5-S1	6	500	170	38
10	48/F	L5-S1	8	750	210	36
11	63/F	L3–4	9	800	160	45
12	51/M	L5-S1	20	800	200	18
13	37/M	L4–5	9	650	190	36
14	42/M	L4–5	13	800	170	42
15	61/F	L5-S1	8	950	200	28
16	47/F	L4–5	13	500	130	35
17	55/F	L4–5	10	550	140	31
18	35/M	L4–5	9	750	180	42
19	46/F	L4–5	11	600	130	29
20	52/F	L4–5	9	850	170	32
21	55/M	L5-S1	10	500	140	36
22	41/F	L3–4	12	700	150	35
23	27/M	L4–5	6	750	170	28
Mean	49.0 ± 9.5		10.2 ± 3.2	767.4 ± 181.2	167.0 ± 25.1	34.2 ± 6.3

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