Analysis of Treatment and Prognosis of 863 Patients with Spinal Tuberculosis in Guizhou Province

Table 1

General patient information.

	Conservative treatment (145)	Surgical treatment (638)	Statistical analysis
Gender (male/female)	66/79	291/347	Z=-10,549, P=0.121
Age (years)	47.32±19.33	44.65±16.30	t=1.716, P=0.086
Lesion section
Cervical vertebrae	2	7
Thoracic vertebrae	54	239
Thoracolumbar	23	103
Lumbar	58	256
Sacral vertebrae	8	33
Frankel classification
A	0	17
B	0	52
C	0	138
D	31	155
E	114	276
Complicated abscess site
Paravertebral	47	205
Intraspinal	8	33
Paravertebral and intraspinal	48	213
Psoas	8	36
Iliac fossa	3	15
None	31	136
Preoperative VAS score	6.91±2.15	6.90±2.00	t=0.040, P=0.968
Operation approach
Lateral approach		381
Anterior approach		32
Posterior approach		18
Combined anterior approach with posterior approach		207