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Table 3 Clinical outcomes of the patients

From: A novel nanohydroxyapatite/polyamide-66 cage for reducing the subsidence rate after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a comparative study of 7-year follow-up

 

Group A

(n = 52)

Group B

(n = 55)

P

JOA score

   

Pre-op

8.1 ± 1.3

8.6 ± 7.7

0.094

6 m post-op

13.6 ± 2.2*

13.9 ± 1.8*

0.350

Final follow-up

14.2 ± 1.6*#

14.5 ± 1.6*#

0.351

VAS score

   

Pre-op

8.1 ± 1.1

7.7 ± 1.4

0.188

6 m post-op

5.3 ± 0.9*

5.1 ± 1.3*

0.332

Final follow-up

2.0 ± 0.7*#

1.7 ± 0.8*#

0.084

Patients’ satisfaction

  

0.995

very satisfied

14

15

 

somewhat satisfied

33

34

 

somewhat dissatisfied

4

5

 

very dissatisfied

1

1

 
  1. JOA, Japanese Orthopedic Association; VAS, visual analog scale; Pre-op, preoperative; 6 m post-op, 6-month postoperative
  2. *p < 0.05 compared with pre-op
  3. #p < 0.05 compared with 6 m post-op
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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