Efficacy of anterior debridement and bone grafting with fusion using internal fixation combined with anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy in the treatment of subaxial cervical tuberculosis

Table 1 Basic data of 23 patients with kyphotic cervical tuberculosis

Case	Age (years)/gender (M, F)	Lesion location	Follow-up time (months)	Approach of surgery	ESR (mm/h)		CRP (mg/L)
Case	Age (years)/gender (M, F)	Lesion location	Follow-up time (months)	Approach of surgery	Preoperative	Three postoperative months^#	Preoperative	Three postoperative months*
1	35/F	C6–C7	33	A	47	4	18.78	7.35
2	26/F	C3–C6	25	A	32	3	28.58	4.93
3	36/M	C6–C7	32	A	53	11	23.56	7.53
4	52/M	C3–C4	45	A	44	6	24.09	3.87
5	73/F	C5–C6	32	A	39	18	57.33	10.55
6	35/M	C6–C7	41	A	37	4	20.35	9.05
7	65/F	C3–C4	29	A	38	3	10.33	8.53
8	57/F	C2–C3	30	A	28	7	32.76	7.89
9	46/F	C3–C5	38	A	67	4	36.51	5.40
10	27/F	C3–C4	39	A	50	23	11.25	9.19
11	33/F	C4–C5	45	A	33	3	27.41	4.62
12	63/M	C3–C5	43	A	28	8	75.94	14.96
13	55/F	C6–C7	46	A	39	6	37.95	9.41
14	32/F	C4–C5	27	A	47	16	37.36	8.37
15	74/M	C2–C3	31	A	44	9	43.35	13.28
16	41/M	C5–C7	32	A	57	10	28.33	4.43
17	62/M	C3–C4	31	A	38	8	26.49	6.35
18	49/M	C5–C6	26	A	34	3	12.38	5.94
19	30/F	C4–C5	47	A	45	9	14.96	7.30
20	49/F	C5–C6	28	A	44	15	9.34	7.28
21	63/F	C4–C6	34	A	41	3	47.98	9.88
22	49/F	C5–C6	37	A	32	5	38.76	7.61
23	23/F	C1–C3	84	A	51	7	34.79	9.06

A anterior approach; CRP C-reactive protein; ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
*P < 0.05, comparison between the preoperative and 3 postoperative months
^#P < 0.05, comparison between the preoperative and 3 postoperative months

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