One-stage posterior surgery combined with anti-Brucella therapy in the management of lumbosacral brucellosis spondylitis: a retrospective study

Table 2 Comparison of preoperative, postoperative VAS, ODI, JOA scores, and inflammatory indicators

Variable	Preoperative	Three postoperative months	Final follow-up	Improvement rate (%)
ESR	41.35 ± 15.50	9.15 ± 3.17*	7.31 ± 2.34*^#	91.6
CRP	33.61 ± 18.54	5.18 ± 1.79*	2.04 ± 0.71*^#	86.3
VAS	6.04 ± 1.49	1.69 ± 0.57*	0.72 ± 0.53*^#	92.8
ODI(%)	54.08 ± 9.92	15.87 ± 5.93*	10.44 ± 5.04*^#	83.1
JOA	15.12 ± 3.89	23.47 ± 3.13*	25.43 ± 3.49*^#	80.5

CRP C-reactive protein, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, JOA Japanese Orthopaedic Association, ODI Oswestry disability index, VAS Visual analogue scale
*Comparison of preoperative, P < 0.05
^#Comparison of three postoperative months, P < 0.05

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