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Table 3 Comparison of surgical results between superior and inferior fused group in patients with adjacent segment disease

From: A study on the clinical outcomes of patients with revision surgery for adjacent segment disease after 10-year’s anterior cervical spine surgery

Outcomes

Superior group

Inferior group

 

Preoperative

Last follow-up

Preoperative

Last follow-up

JOA

8.6 ± 2.4

14.3 ± 3.8†

8.4 ± 3.1

14.1 ± 3.8†

NDI

50.2 ± 8.6

16.9 ± 5.2†

49.3 ± 5.3

16.3 ± 4.6†

VAS for neck pain

6.7 ± 1.6

2.9 ± 1.5†

6.8 ± 3.3

2.3 ± 1.3†

VAS for arm pain

6.1 ± 3.2

1.9 ± 1.6†

6.3 ± 1.9

1.6 ± 1.5†

  1. †Significant difference between baseline and 24 months after surgery using paired t test; P < 0.05
  2. *Significant difference between Superior and Inferior groups using independent two-sample t test; P < 0.05
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X