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Higher Incidence of Thrombotic Complications in Thoracic Spine Surgery

Gemma S. Krautzel, Steve Balsis, Alexandra Foote and Mark S. Eskander
International Journal of Spine Surgery May 2025, 8762; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8762
Gemma S. Krautzel
1 Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
2 Spine Surgery, Delaware Orthopedic Specialists, Newark, DE, USA
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Steve Balsis
1 Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
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Alexandra Foote
1 Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
2 Spine Surgery, Delaware Orthopedic Specialists, Newark, DE, USA
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Mark S. Eskander
2 Spine Surgery, Delaware Orthopedic Specialists, Newark, DE, USA
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    Incidence of thrombotic complications across cervical, lumbar, and thoracic regions.

    RegionPEDVTMICAStroke/CVATotal
    Complications
    Cervical (n = 2384)0.29
    (n = 7)
    0.25
    (n = 6)
    0.04
    (n = 1)
    0.13
    (n = 3)
    0.04
    (n = 1)
    0.76
    ( n = 18)
    Thoracic (n = 249)2.01
    (n = 5)
    1.20
    (n = 3)
    0.40
    (n = 1)
    0.00
    (n = 0)
    0.00
    (n = 0)
    3.61
    ( n = 9)
    Lumbar (n = 4527)0.38
    (n = 17)
    0.49
    (n = 22)
    0.15
    (n = 7)
    0.09
    (n = 4)
    0.13
    (n = 6)
    1.24
    ( n = 56)
    Total ( N = 7160) 0.41
    ( n = 29)
    0.43
    ( n = 31)
    0.13
    ( n = 9)
    0.10
    ( n = 7)
    0.10
    ( n = 7)
    1.16
    ( n = 83)
    • Abbreviations: CA, cardiac arrest; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; MI, myocardial infarction; PE, pulmonary embolism.

    • Note: These 83 complications were experienced across 66 patients.

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