https://www.selleckchem.com/ For selected stage III OB (relatively small, periacetabular area) ILC might be considered. RFA is the least invasive technique to treat OB but with high LR rate. Thus, it should be reserved to very small lesions. ILC is a suitable treatment for stage II OB. For stage III OB, EBR is the treatment of choice, despite an increased risk of complications. For selected stage III OB (relatively small, periacetabular area) ILC might be considered. Postoperative lymphopenia (PL) after spine surgery is reported to be an indicator of surgical-site infection (SSI). PL without SSI is often encountered, resulting in a treatment dilemma. We focused on PL, so as to improve the accuracy of detecting SSI. In total, 329 patients underwent spine surgery, including nine patients presenting with SSI. The complete blood cell counts, differential counts, and C-reactive protein (CRP) level were measured pre-surgery and on postoperative days 2, 7, and 14. The relationships between PL and SSI were evaluated, and PL and non-PL conditions were compared among all cases. We then divided the patients into two groups PL and non-PL, and determined the useful serological markers using receiver operating characteristic curves. Sixty-one patients presented with PL, including four with SSI. However, PL was not directly suggested as a biomarker of SSI (p=0.067). We revealed PL as a risk factor for SSI (p=0.004, Odds ratio 7.54). Among all cases, the lymphocyte count and CRP leisk factor for SSI, with constant high inflammation. Grouping based on PL and establishing diagnostic cutoff values are more appropriate than establishing only one cutoff value for overall cases. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcome between percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (PPSF) and the mini-open Wiltse approach with pedicle screw fixation (MWPSF) for neurologically intact thoracolumbar fractures. From January 2017 to January 2019, ninety-four patients with neurologically intact thorac