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Table 1 The p values from a one-way ANOVA comparison of the variation rates in displacement of the eb segments of the C5, C6, C7, and C8 nerve roots “\( \overline{\boldsymbol{x}}\pm \boldsymbol{s} \)

From: Biomechanical study of the C5–C8 cervical extraforaminal ligaments

Nerve root

Variation rate

 

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

C5

0.06 ± 0.08

0.03 ± 0.04

0.05 ± 0.06

C6

0.02 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.02

0.02 ± 0.01

C7

0.06 ± 0.06

0.03 ± 0.03

0.05 ± 0.04

C8

0.05 ± 0.05

0.03 ± 0.03

0.04 ± 0.04

f

1.167

1.649

1.21

p

0.336

0.195

0.32

  1. The first stage: the load increases from 50 g to 1000 g; The second stage: the load increases from 1000 g to 2000 g; the third stage: the load increases from 2000 g to 3000 g. p < 0.05 signifies that the difference is statistically significant; f f-statistic; p p value