Table 3

Complications per study.

ComplicationsGuzman et al23 Peng et al19 Tanishima et al18 Hwang et al24 Worley et al25 Langlois et al26 Khan et al20 Moazzeni et al22 Machino et al21
InfectionIncreasedIncreasedNRIncreasedIncreasedNRNDNDNR
MortalityIncreasedNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
JOAMRQNRNRNDNRNRNRNRNRNR
Longer hospitalizationIncreasedNRNRNRIncreasedNRNDNDNR
PI–LLNRNRNRNRNRNRIncreasedNRNR
Fusion rateNRNRNRNRNRNRNRDecreasedNR
Postoperative bleedingIncreasedNRNRNRIncreasedNRNRIncreasedND
Oswestry Disability IndexNRNRNRNRNRNRNDIncreasedNR
Motor function recoveryNRNRNDNRNRNRNRNRDecreased
Sensory function recoveryNRNRNDNRNRNRNRNRDecreased
Bladder function recoveryNRNRNDNRNRNRNRNRDecreased
Surgical revisionIncreasedNRNRNRNRIncreasedNDNRNR
  • Abbreviations: JOAMRQ, Japanese Orthopedic Association Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire; ND, no difference; NR, not reported; PI-LL, pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis difference.