Table 1 Demographics and indication for surgical treatment. Most patients presented with lumbar disk herniation causing severe motor deficits (33.3%), cauda equina (19%) or traumatic spine injury (19%)
From: Spine surgery in pregnant women: a multicenter case series and proposition of treatment algorithm
Median maternal age (range) | 33 years (22–41) |
Median Gestational Age (range) | 13 weeks (7–34) |
Indication % (n) | |
Lumbar Disk Herniation | 66.7 (14) |
Cauda equina | 19 (4) |
Motor deficit | 33.3 (7) |
Acute pain | 14.3 (3) |
Trauma | 19 (4) |
Tumor | 9.5 (2) |
Schwannoma | 4.8 (1) |
Ependymoma | 4.8 (1) |
Infection | 4.8 (1) |