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Table 4 Imagingoutcomes

From: Clinical and imaging outcomes of self-locking stand-alone cages and anterior cage-with-plate in three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a retrospective comparative study

Variable

Group cage

(n = 31)

Group plate

(n = 36)

P value

CSA (°)

Preoperative

10.4 ± 3.2

10.6 ± 2.4

0.828

Immediate postoperative

16.6 ± 6.5

22.3 ± 7.3

0.216

3 months postoperative

15.9 ± 2.6#

22.1 ± 3.2#

0.223*

Final follow-up

13.6 ± 5.1#

20.8 ± 7.5#

0.005*

Loss of lordosis

2.3 ± 1.9

1.5 ± 0.6

0.015*

FSC (°)

Preoperative

2.6 ± 1.4

3.2 ± 1.7

0.724

Immediate postoperative

10.7 ± 3.3

13.5 ± 4.1

0.628

3 months postoperative

10.5 ± 3.1#

13.2 ± 3.9#

0.661*

Final follow-up

8.3 ± 4.3#

12.8 ± 3.7#

0.015*

Loss of FSC

2.5 ± 1.9

1.6 ± 1.3

0.012*

FSH (mm)

Preoperative

69.5 ± 7.5

71.3 ± 8.3

0.769

Immediate postoperative

76.1 ± 8.7

79.3 ± 7.6

0.518

3 months postoperative

75.9 ± 7.9#

79.2 ± 7.6#

0.551*

Final follow-up

73.3 ± 8.1#

79.1 ± 7.3#

0.021*

Loss of FSH

2.7 ± 1.6

0.2 ± 1.5

0.032*

ROM of cervical spine (°)

Preoperative

33.4 ± 7.4

32.8 ± 6.5

0.876

Immediate postoperative

25.7 ± 6.3

24.3 ± 6.2

0.164

3 months postoperative

25.1 ± 6.2#

24.0 ± 6.4#

0.185*

Final follow-up

23.3 ± 4.8#

22.1 ± 5.3#

0.077*

Loss of ROM

2.4 ± 2.1

2.9 ± 2.3

0.055*

Fusion rate

93.5% (87/93)

96.3% (104/108)

0.637*

Cage subsidence rate

17.2% (16/93)

6.5% (7/108)

0.037*

ASD rate

6.5% (2/31)

19.4% (7/36)

0.028*

  1. #Comparison with preoperative
  2. *Comparison between the two groups