Table 7

Multivariate analysis of mortality using the anterior cohort as the referent value adjusted for age, race, gender, Deyo score, and obesity.

MortalityOdds RatioLower CIUpper CIP-value
Anterior----
Posterior Decompression Only0.880.741.060.186
Decompression with Posterior Fusion1.221.041.440.017
Combined AP2.742.183.44<0.0001