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Table 3 Comparison of postoperative local alignment between postoperative and last follow-up

From: Predictors of poor outcome in cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients underwent anterior hybrid approach: focusing on change of local kyphosis

Variables

Improving (n = 69)

Worsening (n = 17)

p value

Age (years)

62.5 ± 9.0

60.9 ± 10.2

0.332a

T1 slope (°)

18.7 ± 5.3

11.3 ± 4.2

< 0.001b

Preoperative C2–7 SVA (mm)

10.6 ± 8.8

24.9 ± 12.6

< 0.001a

ASD, n (%)

7 (10.1%)

6 (35.3%)

0.01c

Implant subsidence > 3 mm, n (%)

4 (5.8%)

4 (23.5%)

0.024c

Involved levels, n (%)

  

0.921c

 C2–5

14

3

 

 C3–6

34

8

 

 C4–7

21

6

 
  1. Abbreviations: ASD adjacent segment degeneration
  2. aMann-Whitney U test
  3. bIndependent t test
  4. cChi-square test