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Table 5 Trend of overloaded vertebral body anterior vertebral height with follow-up time

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

 

OVB AH (n = 110)

Po-1w

Po-3 m

Po-6 m

Po-12 m

FFU

Height loss

 < 1/5

93 (84.5%)

72 (65.5%)

71 (64.5%)

69 (62.7%)

1/5–1/3

15 (13.6%)

28 (25.5%)

31 (28.2%)

31 (28.2%)

 > 1/3

2 (1.8%)

10 (9.1%)

8 (7.3%)

10 (9.1%)

V-deformity

Grade 0

96 (87.3%)

69 (62.7%)

29 (26.4%)

26 (23.6%)

26 (23.6%)

Grade 1

11 (10.0%)

14 (12.7%)

18 (16.4%)

24 (21.8%)

21 (19.1%)

Grade 2

3 (2.7%)

22 (20.0%)

52 (47.3%)

49 (44.5%)

51 (46.4%)

Grade 3

0 (0.0%)

5 (4.5%)

11 (10.0%)

11 (10.0%)

12 (10.9%)

  1. OVB Overloaded vertebral body, AH Anterior vertebral height