Table 4 Demographic details (propensity score matching; N = 102).

From: The significance of adding posterior decompression to spine stabilization in metastatic spinal surgery: a multicenter prospective study

 

Total, N = 102

Posterior spine stabilization with decompression (N = 51)

Posterior spine stabilization without decompression (N = 51)

P

Age

66.7 (11.0)

66.2 (10.9)

67.4 (9.0)

0.69

Male n (%)

70 (68.6%)

36 (70.6%)

34 (66.7%)

0.83

Breast Ca n (%)

9 (8.8%)

4 (7.8%)

5 (9.8%)

0.99

Lung Ca n (%)

26 (25.5%)

15 (29.4%)

11 (21.6%)

0.50

Prostate Ca n (%)

9 (8.8%)

6 (11.8%)

3 (5.9%)

0.49

Kidney Ca n (%)

17 (16.7%)

7 (13.7%)

10 (19.6%)

0.60

ESCC 0 n (%)

4 (3.9%)

2 (3.9%)

2 (3.9%)

0.86

ESCC 1a-c n (%)

33 (32.4%)

15 (29.4%)

18 (35.3%)

ESCC2 n (%)

47 (46.1%)

26 (51.0%)

21 (41.2%)

ESCC3 n (%)

18 (17.7%)

8 (15.7%)

10 (19.6%)

Height (cm)

161.4 (9.5)

162.0 (8.8)

161.6 (9.5)

0.67

Weight (kg)

57.7 (13.0)

58.6 (14.3)

57.5 (15.2)

0.70

Frankel B n (%)

3 (2.9%)

1 (2.0%)

2 (3.9%)

0.54

Frankel C n (%)

15 (14.7%)

8 (15.7%)

7 (13.7%)

Frankel D n (%)

28 (27.5%)

17 (33.3%)

11 (21.6%)

Frankel E n (%)

56 (54.9%)

25 (49.0%)

31 (60.8%)

PS 3,4 n (%)

54 (53.0%)

28 (54.9%)

26 (51.0%)

0.84

Pre chemotherapy n (%)

41 (40.2%)

19 (37.3%)

22 (43.1%)

0.69

Post chemotherapy n (%)

58 (56.9%)

33 (64.7%)

25 (49.0%)

0.16

Pre radiation n (%)

29 (28.4%)

12 (23.5%)

17 (33.3%)

0.38

Post radiation n (%)

51 (50.0%)

25 (49.0%)

26 (51.0%)

0.99

Pre Molecular Targeted Therapy

n (%)

26 (25.5%)

17 (33.3%)

9 (17.7%)

0.11

Post Molecular Targeted Therapy

n (%)

37 (36.3%)

19 (37.3%)

18 (35.3%)

0.99

Pre bone therapy n (%)

31 (30.4%)

14 (27.5%)

17 (33.3%)

0.66

Post bone therapy n (%)

67 (65.7%)

32 (62.8%)

35 (68.6%)

0.68

Pre opioid n (%)

43 (42.2%)

20 (39.2%)

23 (45.1%)

0.69

Post opioid n (%)

49 (48.0%)

24 (47.1%)

25 (49.0%)

0.99

Tomita score

5.6 (2.4)

5.9 (2.4)

5.8 (2.6)

0.94

Revised Tokuhashi score

7.9 (3.1)

8.0 (3.5)

8.2 (3.2)

0.70

SINS

10.5 (3.0)

10.1 (2.9)

10.6 (2.5)

0.51

CCS

6.6 (1.4)

6.7 (1.0)

6.4 (1.2)

0.88

Cervical n (%)

17 (16.7%)

9 (17.7%)

8 (15.7%)

0.99

CT/T n (%)

58 (56.9%)

30 (58.8%)

28 (54.9%)

0.84

TL/L/S n (%)

28 (27.5%)

13 (25.5%)

15 (29.4%)

0.82

Emergency n (%)

26 (25.5%)

14 (27.5%)

12 (23.5%)

0.82

Operation time (min)

202.0 (76.9)

229.8 (85.4)

164.6 (72.6)

< 0.0001

Blood loss (g)

347.4 (318.4)

453.8 (374.0)

198.3 (211.6)

< 0.0001

Complications during surgery n (%)

3 (2.9%)

3 (5.9%)

0 (0%)

0.24

Perioperative Complications n (%)

14 (13.9%)

9 (18.0%)

5 (9.8%)

0.26

Reoperation n (%)

4 (4.0%)

2 (3.9%)

2 (3.9%)

0.99

Death n (%)

39 (38.2%)

18 (35.3%)

21 (41.2%)

0.68

survival days after operation (days)

291.2 (199.7)

307.8 (160.3)

273.5 (186.2)

0.29

  1. Mean (standard deviation).
  2. The bold values indicate statistically significant differences (p<0.05).