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Table 5 COR mean values pre- and post-op after implantation of a Discover 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

8.2

− 1.8

9.9

− 8.0

SD

3.2

2.6

3.8

3.0

3.3

14.3

p

  

0.031

0.542

0.002

0.079

C5/6

Mean

4.8

− 4.0

7.7

− 4.6

9.9

− 6.5

SD

2.8

3.1

2.3

4.8

3.3

4.6

p

  

0.011

0.721

0.000

0.118

C4/5

Mean

4.8

− 3.8

7.0

− 3.9

9.0

− 7.4

SD

2.3

3.7

4.4

8.0

6.9

3.8

p

  

0.117

0.988

0.039

0.030

C3/4

Mean

4.8

− 5.8

5.8

− 9.8

9.8

− 8.7

SD

2.3

5.6

3.4

4.7

3.5

6.1

p

  

0.419

0.076

0.000

0.234