Clinical Study
A Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery for Infectious Spondylodiscitis of the Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Spine in Immunocompromised Patients
Table 5
Changes in kyphosis angle (°).
| | Patient number | Level | Preoperative | Postoperative | Last F/U |
| | 1 | L1-2 | −6° | −2° | −1° | | 2 | T11-12 | 10° | 8° | 10° | | 3 | T12 | 16° | 19° | 19° | | 4 | L1-2 | 2° | −2° | −1° | | 5 | T11-12 | 6° | 4° | 1° | | 6 | T12-L1 | 13° | 13° | 24° | | 7 | T11-12 | 11° | 14° | 12° | | 8 | L1 | 12° | 5° | 4° | | 9 | T9-10 | 0° | 3° | 3° | | 10 | T12-L1-2 | −13° | −12° | −12° | | 11 | L1-2 | 7° | 8° | 12° | | 12 | L1-2 | 17° | 16° | 16° | | 13 | T8-9 | 12° | 14° | 15° | | Average | | 8.69 | 6.77 | 7.85 |
| | Standard deviation | | 6.68 | 8.72 | 9.91 |
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Kyphosis angle was obtained by measuring the sagittal angles with the Cobb method.
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