Description of restoration/rebuilding of vertebral height and reduction of kyphotic angle one week after surgery, and one year loss of restoration/rebuilding between groups among traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients.
| Variable | Incomplete SCI | P-value | Complete SCI | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early surgery (n=9) | Late surgery (n=10) | Early surgery (n=7) | Late surgery (n=9) | |||
| Mean height restoration (%) | 36.8 ± 17.75 | 23.3 ± 13.24 | 0.076 | 14.6 ± 13.20 | 23.2 ± 24.65 | 0.417 |
| Mean height loss of restoration (%) | 1.2 ± 3.31 | 5.3 ± 11.44 | 0.318 | 2.1 ± 5.67 | 6.4 ± 10.25 | 0.337 |
| Mean angle reduction (°) | 15.1 ± 18.09 | 9.3 ± 6.07 | 0.350 | 11.2 ± 10.24 | 5.8 ± 7.72 | 0.248 |
| Mean angle loss of reduction (°) | 1.1 ± 2.03 | 3.4 ± 6.8 | 0.346 | 2 ± 5.29 | 3.3 ± 6.63 | 0.671 |