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Table 3 The reduction of intervertebral space height at the adjacent segment

From: The effects of cages implantation on surgical and adjacent segmental intervertebral foramina

 

Group A

Group B

Group C

P value

ΔSH1 (mm)

0.232±0.588

0.107±0.789

0.398±1.033

0.560

ΔSH2 (mm)

0.261±0.894

0.208±0.850

0.322±1.011

0.928

ΔFH1 (mm)

0.471±1.122

0.329±0.897

0.800±1.031

0.391

ΔFH2 (mm)

0.511±1.024

0.492±0.929

0.833±1.142

0.596

  1. ΔSH1, the reduction of intervertebral disk space height at the adjacent upper segment after surgery (ΔSH1=H1−postoperative H1); ΔSH2, the reduction of intervertebral disk space height at the adjacent lower segment after surgery (ΔSH2=H2−postoperative H2); ΔFH1, the reduction of intervertebral disk space height of the adjacent upper segment at the last follow-up (ΔFH1=H1−follow-up H); ΔFH2, the reduction of intervertebral disk space height of the adjacent lower segment at the last follow-up (ΔFH2=H2−follow-up H2)
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X