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Table 1 Clinical data of all patients

From: Single-stage posterior-only debridement, decompression and interbody fusion for the treatment of thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis complicated with psoas abscesses

Basic demographic data

n (%)

Sex

 

 Male

23 (60.5)

 Female

15 (39.5)

Age (years), mean (range)

46.9 (21–77)

 < 60

26 (68.4)

 ≥ 60

12 (31.6)

Low-grade fever

 

 None

29 (76.3)

 Yes

9 (23.7)

Night-sweats

 

 None

26 (68.4)

 Yes

12 (31.6)

Weight loss (kg)

 

0

21 (55.3)

 > 0 and ≤ 5

13 (34.2)

 > 5 and ≤ 10

4 (10.5)

Back pain

 

 None

4 (10.5)

 Yes

34 (89.5)

Number of affected vertebrae

 

 2 segments

30 (78.9)

 3 segments

6 (15.8)

 4 segments

2 (5.3)

Psoas abscess

 

 Left

12 (31.6)

 Right

8 (21.0)

 Both

18 (47.4)