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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Postoperative complications

From: Thoracolumbar burst fracture with complete paraplegia: rationale for second-stage anterior decompression and fusion regarding functional outcome

Complication

No. of cases in fixation group

No. of cases in staged decompression group

Total no. of cases

Infection

1

3

1

Bed sore

1

3

7

Deep vein thrombosis

0

1

1

Pneumonia

2

3

5

Urinary tract infection

0

2

2