Table 2: Method of fusion employed according to type of fracture and preoperative neurological status.
Type of fracture | Non-fusion | Selective fusion | Whole fusion |
Burst fracture (n = 152) | 16(16E*) | 104 (72E, 22D, 10C) | 32 (14E, 6C, 4B, 8A) |
Distractive-flexion injury (n = 12) | 2(2E) | 6 (2E, 4D) | 4 (2C, 2B) |
Fracture-dislocation (n = 40) | 0 | 0 | 40 (12C, 4B, 24A) |
Total | 18(18 E) | 110 (74E, 26D, 10C) | 76 (14E, 20C,10B, 32A) |
*16E means neurological status of 16 patients was graded as ASIA E.