Clinical Study

Instrumentation Removal following Minimally Invasive Posterior Percutaneous Pedicle Screw-Rod Stabilization (PercStab) of Thoracolumbar Fractures Is Not Always Required

Table 3

Operative details.

OR timeSample (N = 32)NRG (n = 26)IRG (n = 6)
MeanRangeMeanRangeMeanRange
3 h 00 min(38 min–7 h 15 m)2 h 51 min(38 m–7 h 15 m)2 h 8 min(50 m–4 h 50 m)

Blood loss (ml)179.6(50–600)188.5(50–600)141.6(50–250)
Length of hospital stay (days) (median)51–374.51–376.51–15
Number of levels (median)21–621–63.52–5

OR time was inclusive of preparation time, induction, incision, closure, and patient being transferred onto the floor.