Length of stay, costs, and complications in lumbar disc herniation surgery by standard PLIF versus a new dynamic interspinous stabilization technique

Table 4 90-days medical complications, surgical complications and implant related complications. Interspinous vs fusion group

		Group 1(Interspinous)		Group 2 (Fusion)		p-value
Patients (n = 67)^a		31		36
Any complication		11(35.5%)		19 (52.8%)		0.156
Surgical Complications^b		1(3.2%)		6(16.7%)		0.113
Dural tear		1 (3.2%)		5 (13.9%)		0.205
Seroma		0		1(1.5%)		>0.999
Implant Related Complications		10(32.3%)		14 (38.9%)		0.572
		Anchorage wings complications	7(22.6%)	Anterior screw	10(27.7%)
		Broken implant	2 (6.5%)	Lateral screw	3 (8.3%)
		Dislocated implant	1 (3.2%)	Broken screw	1(2.8%)
		Dislocated implant	1 (3.2%)	Screw loosening	0 (0.0%)
Medical complications^c
Minor
Minor	Urinary tract infection	0		4 (11.1%)		0.118

^aNumber of patients and percentage by groups
^bThere was no case of Fistula, Wound infection, Wound dehisence, Nerve injury, Blood transfusion
^cThere was no case of Myocardaial Infarction, Pulmonary embolism, Cerebrovascular accident, Acute Renal Failure, Mortality, Deep venous thrombosis, Ileus

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