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Table 4 COR mean values pre- and post-op after implantation of a Bryan prosthesis compared with COR in healthy volunteers (COR-HV)

From: In cervical arthroplasty, only prosthesis with flexible biomechanical properties should be used for achieving a near-physiological motion pattern

Segment

COR-HV

COR pre-op

COR post-op

x

y

x

y

x

y

C6/7

Mean

4.9

− 1.1

7.7

− 6.3

5.7

− 1.7

SD

3.2

2.6

3.6

11.4

7.2

4.2

p

  

0.049

0.101

0.684

0.676

C5/6

Mean

4.8

− 4.0

5.1

− 8.1

8.5

− 5.6

SD

2.8

3.1

5.5

4.4

3.6

6.0

p

  

0.832

0.014

0.010

0.389

C4/5

Mean

4.8

− 3.8

6.3

− 6.8

6.5

− 7.9

SD

2.3

3.7

3.1

7.1

3.1

3.2

p

  

0.173

0.182

0.139

0.010

C3/4

Mean

4.8

− 5.8

9.9

− 7.3

7.4

− 7.0

SD

2.3

5.6

6.8

8.1

3.1

10.9

p

  

0.012

0.587

0.028

0.720