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Table 3 Fusion quality grade evaluation

From: Speed and quality of interbody fusion in porous bioceramic Al2O3 and polyetheretherketone cages for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a comparative study

Study group

Al2O3

(N = 68)

PEEK

(N = 35)

Grade

I

II

III

IV

I

II

III

IV

FU (months)

n (%)

n (%)

3

2 (2.9%)

4 (5.9%)

10 (14.7%)

52 (76.5%)

1 (2.9%)

5 (14.3%)

8 (22.8%)

21 (60.0%)

6

5 (7.4%)

8 (11.8%)

32 (47.0%)

23 (33.8%)

5 (14.3%)

15 (42.9%)

13 (37.1%)

2 (5.7%)

12

11 (16.2%)

27 (39.7%)

22 (32.4%)

8 (11.8%)

18 (51.4%)

11 (31.4%)

5 (14.3%)

1(2.9%)

18

26 (38.2%)

24 (35.3%)

13 (19.1%)

5 (7.4%)

27 (77.1%)

3 (8.6%)

5 (14.3%)

0 (0.0%)