Table 1: patients’ characteristics, surgical diagnoses and procedures
S/N	Age (Years)	Sex	Indication for Surgery	Operation Performed	No of Spinal Levels  stabilized
1	40	M	Trauma with L1 burst fracture and cord compression	Decompressive L1 laminectomy + T11-L3 spinal stabilization	5
2	41	F	Traumatic L1 paraparesis + L5/S1 ant. Subluxation & L5 laminar fracture	L5 laminectomy + L3 – S2 spinal stabilization	5
3	30	M	Traumatic T8 paraplegia with T8+T9 laminar Fractures	T8 and T9 laminectomies + T6-T11 spinal stabilization	6
4	32	M	Trauma tic T4 paraplegia with T4/5 ant. Subluxation + T4 & 5 laminar fracture	T4 and T5laminectomies + T2 – T7 spinal stabilization	6
5	56	M	Traumatic T10 paraplegia with T10/11 ant. Subluxation	T10 laminectomy  + T8- T12 spinal stabilization	5
6	42	M	Traumatic L1 paraparesis with L1/2 ant. Subluxation + L2 compression fracture	Decompressive L1 laminectomy + T11 – L3  spinal stabilization	5
7	52	F	T8 myelopathy 2^oExtradural spinal metastasis	T6 – T9 laminectomies + tumour excision + T4 – T11 spinal stabilization	8
8	47	M	Lumbar spondylosis  + canal stenosis	Decompressive  L1,2,4,5 laminectomies+multilevel discectomies & foraminotomies + T10 – S2  spinal stabilization	10
9	40	M	Traumatic T10 paraplegia	T10+11 laminectomies + T8 – L1 spinal stabilization	6
10	70	F	L4 spondylolisthesis + L4/5 & L5/S1 disc protrusions	L4 +5 laminectomies + L4/5 & L5/S1 discectomies + L2 – S2 spinal stabilization	6
11	70	F	L2 paraparesis  2^oExtradural spinal tumour	L1 – 3 laminectomies + tumour excision +  T11 – L5 spinal stabilization	7
12	31	M	Traumatic T12 myelopathy + L2 vertebral fracture	T12 – L4 spinal stabilization	5
13	50	M	L4 spondylolisthesis + canal stenosis	L4 Gill’s procedure + L2 – S1 spinal stabilization	5
14	35	M	Traumatic T9 paraplegia	T7 laminectomy + T5 – T9 spinal stabilization	5
15	43	M	L4 spondylolisthesis + canal stenosis	Decompressive L4 laminectomy + Bilateral L4/5 foraminotomies + L2 – S1 spinal stabilization	6
16	40	M	Traumatic L2 paraplegia	L2 laminectomy + T12 – L4 spinal stabilization	5
17	60	F	Severe Lumbar spondylosis + long segment canal stenosis	L2 – 5 laminectomies + Bilateral L2/3 – L5/S1 foraminotomies + T12 – S2 spinal stabilization	8
18	31	F	Traumatic T12 paraplegia	T12 + L1 laminectomies + T10 – L3 spinal stabilization	6