17 June 2021 : Clinical Research
Mid- and Long-Term Efficacy of Surgical Treatment of L1-2 Vertebral Tuberculosis with Subdiaphragmatic Extraperitoneal Approach
Fubiao Zhou1BEF, Qian Wang2CE, Liehua Liu1BC, Shuanqiang Han1B, Weidong Jin1DF, Zili Wang1ADFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932284
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932284
Table 3 Changes in ASIA indicators before and after surgery in the 2 groups.
| ASIA Grade | Group A (n=35) | Group B (n=32) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | Postoperative | Preoperative | Postoperative | |||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | A | B | C | D | E | |||
| A | ||||||||||||
| B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
| E | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||
| Group A: subdiaphragmatic extraperitoneal approach; Group B: thoracoabdominal approach. ASIA – American Spinal Injury Association. | ||||||||||||