Incidence of dural tears in various operations in the MedPar database (Age 65 or over, United States).
| Operation | % |
|---|---|
| Refusion of lumbar and lumbosacral spine, posterior technique | 7.3% |
| Posterior dorsal and dorsolumbar fusion | 6.8% |
| Refusion of lumbar and lumbosacral spine, anterior technique | 6.8% |
| Refusion of dorsal and dorsolumbar spine, posterior technique | 6.6% |
| Re-open laminectomy site | 6.0% |
| Posterior lumbar fusion | 5.8% |
| Anterior lumbar fusion | 5.7% |
| Refusion of lumbar spine, lateral transverse process technique | 5.4% |
| Anterior dorsal and dorsolumbar fusion | 5.4% |
| Decompression of the spinal canal | 5.2% |
| Lateral lumbar fusion | 4.5% |
| Discectomy | 3.5% |
| Refusion of other cervical spine, posterior technique | 2.3% |
| Spine fusion, nos | 1.7% |
| Atlas-axis spine fusion | 1.5% |
| Repair of vertebral fracture | 1.4% |
| Posterior cervical fusion | 1.3% |
| Refusion of other cervical spine, anterior technique | 1.2% |
| Anterior cervical fusion | 0.5% |
| Refusion of dorsal and dorsolumbar spine, anterior technique | 0.0% |
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