Table 5 Correlation of the area and height of the intervertebral foramen and the degree of intervertebral distraction
From: The effects of cages implantation on surgical and adjacent segmental intervertebral foramina
Surgical segment | Upper segment | Lower segment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Postoperation | Follow-up | Postoperation | Follow-up | Postoperation | Follow-up | |
Area (mm2) | ||||||
R | 0.432 | 0.372 | −0.243 | −0.350 | −0.259 | −0.396 |
P | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.059 | 0.006 | 0.044 | 0.002 |
Height (mm2) | ||||||
R | 0.379 | 0.353 | −0.236 | −0.296 | −0.262 | −0.276 |
P | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.067 | 0.020 | 0.041 | 0.031 |