Table 2: Method of fusion employed according to type of fracture and preoperative neurological status.

Type of fracture Non-fusion Selective fusion Whole fusion
Burst fracture (n = 152) 16(16E*) 104 (72E, 22D, 10C) 32 (14E, 6C, 4B, 8A)
Distractive-flexion injury (n = 12) 2(2E) 6 (2E, 4D) 4 (2C, 2B)
Fracture-dislocation (n = 40) 0 0 40 (12C, 4B, 24A)
Total 18(18 E) 110 (74E, 26D, 10C) 76 (14E, 20C,10B, 32A)

*16E means neurological status of 16 patients was graded as ASIA E.