[Retracted] Vacuum Sealing Drainage for Primary Thoracolumbar Spondylodiscitis: A Technical Note

Table 1

Clinical information of patients.

Sequence	Gender	Age	The number of days in hospital	Infection site	BMI	Subjective global assessment (SGA)	Comorbidity	Bedridden time (months)	Prehospital pathogenic microorganisms	C-reactive protein (mg/L)	Time to return to normal (days)	Complication	Preoperative JOA	3 months after surgery JOA
1	Female	50	51	L2-4, spondylodiscitis without deformity	23.2	B	(1) Right renal abscess; (2) 4 years after removal of carbuncle on lower back; (3) Diabetes mellitus type 2	4	Escherichia coli	24.6	52	Stress gastritis occurred 2 months after the operation	9	24
2	Male	60	44	L4/5, spondylodiscitis without deformity	16.5	C	(1) Cervical spondylotic myelopathy complicated with incomplete paralysis; (2) Diabetes mellitus type 2; (3) Hypertension; (4) Stiff knees	24	Escherichia coli	94.25	40	Died from cerebral infarction 5 months after surgery	8	17
3	Female	54	35	L2-4, spondylodiscitis without deformity	16.2	C	(1) Chronic renal insufficiency (uremia stage); (2) Chronic pneumonia; (3) Hypertension	3	N/A	82.4	74	N/A	7	18
4	Female	46	87	L5/S1, spondylodiscitis without deformity	18.9	C	(1) Rheumatoid arthritis; (2) Anaphylactic shock; (3) Cardiac insufficiency grade 4	4	N/A	112	63	Anaphylactic shock during plasma transfusion	8	20
5	Female	61	24	T8/9, spondylodiscitis without deformity	22.5	B	(1) Diabetes mellitus type 2; (2) Osteoporosis; (3) Rheumatoid arthritis	3	N/A	19.5	20	N/A	12	28
6	Female	76	25	T12/L1, spondylodiscitis without deformity	25.7	B	(4) Common peroneal nerve injury	3	N/A	26.9	25	N/A	15	23

Clinical status of 6 patients. JOA: Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scores; T: thoracic vertebra; L: lumbar vertebra; S: sacral vertebrae.