Mid- and Long-Term Efficacy of Surgical Treatment of L1-2 Vertebral Tuberculosis with Subdiaphragmatic Extraperitoneal Approach

17 June 2021: Clinical Research

Mid- and Long-Term Efficacy of Surgical Treatment of L1–2 Vertebral Tuberculosis with Subdiaphragmatic Extraperitoneal Approach

Fubiao Zhou ^1BEF , Qian Wang ^2CE , Liehua Liu ^1BC , Shuanqiang Han ^1B , Weidong Jin ^1DF , Zili Wang ^1ADFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932284

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932284

Table 4 Changes of Cobb angle, VAS score, ESR, CRP index before and after surgery in the 2 groups.

	Group A	Group B	P value
Case	35	32	–
Cobb angle (°)
Preoperative	21.60±4.22	21.41±4.09	0.850
6 months after surgery	3.77±2.17	3.06±1.97	0.167
Last follow-up	4.94±2.35	4.72±2.40	0.701
VAS score
Preoperative	5.49±1.93	5.63+1.86	0.765
6 months after surgery	0.74±0.74	0.91±0.96	0.437
Last follow-up	0.20±0.47	0.34±0.70	0.325
ESR (mm/h)
Preoperative	63.03±14.66	64.47±15.89	0.701
6 months after surgery	11.51±4.45	10.47±4.02	0.318
Last follow-up	8.69±3.60	8.81±3.59	0.886
CRP (mg/L)
Preoperative	41.19±25.48	40.56±21.67	0.914
6 months after operation	1.23±0.44	1.32±0.46	0.382
Last follow-up	1.10±0.34	1.15±0.39	0.547
Group A: subdiaphragmatic extraperitoneal approach; Group B: thoracoabdominal approach. Values are presented as number or mean±standard deviation. VAS – visual analog scale; ESR – erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP – C-reactive protein.