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Table 2 Summary of the patient radiological analysis of vertebral cross-sectional area and wedge angle

From: Overloaded vertebral body: a unique radiographic phenomenon following multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

 

Non-OVB

OVB

p value

CSA

Po-1w

2.88 ± 0.43

2.72 ± 0.46

0.012a

Po-3 m

2.84 ± 0.49

2.58 ± 0.50#

0.000a

Po-6 m

2.87 ± 0.46

2.54 ± 0.55#

0.000a

Po-12 m

2.83 ± 0.51

2.52 ± 0.59#

0.000a

FFU

2.85 ± 0.48

2.55 ± 0.60#

0.000a

WA

Po-1w

1.90 ± 3.75

1.47 ± 4.63

0.444a

Po-3 m

0.73 ± 3.61#

 − 2.23 ± 5.49#

0.000a

Po-6 m

0.95 ± 4.03

 − 5.54 ± 5.55#

0.000a

Po-12 m

0.31 ± 4.51#

 − 6.04 ± 4.41#

0.000a

FFU

0.27 ± 4.62#

 − 6.15 ± 4.18#

0.000a

  1. Bold values indicate statistically different
  2. OVB Overloaded vertebral body, CSA Vertebral cross-sectional area, WA Wedge angle
  3. aindependent-samples T Test for the Non-OVB group and OVB group
  4. #Significance on parameters between Po-1w (p < 0.01)