Effectiveness and Safety of Preoperative Halo Gravity Traction-Assisted Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Severe and Rigid Scoliosis: A Comparative Matched-Cohort Study
Table 3
Comparison of the occurrence of complications between the correction after HGT and non-HGT.
Variable
HGT group N = 27
Non-HGT group N = 47
value#
General complication (n, %)
2 (7.40)
14 (29.79)
0.04
Neurological complication (n, %)
0 (0)
7 (14.89)
0.04
Pulmonary complications (n, %)
1 (3.70)
4 (8.51)
0.40
Skin infection (n, %)
1 (3.70)
3 (6.38)
0.54
Surgical site infections (n, %)
1 (3.70)
2 (4.26)
0.71
Chronic sinus (n, %)
0 (0)
1 (2.13)
0.64
Revised operation (n, %)
0 (0)
7 (14.89)
0.03
Dissatisfaction with the correction (n, %)
0 (0)
2 (4.26)
0.41
Debridement (n, %)
0 (0)
2 (4.26)
0.41
Instrument adjustment (n, %)
0 (0)
3 (6.38)
0.26
Means .#Fisher’s precision probability test. Esignificance of bold values represents a statistically significant difference.
