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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Clinical and radiological comparison of the zero-profile anchored cage and traditional cage-plate fixation in single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

 

Cage group (n = 33)

Zero-P group (n = 35)

P value

Age (years)

47.8 ± 11.0

49.6 ± 9.1

0.583

Gender (male/female)

17/16

20/15

0.808

Surgical site

  

0.827

 C3–4

4

2

 

 C4–5

3

5

 

 C5–6

24

26

 

 C6–7

2

2

 

Preoperative JOA scores

12.46 ± 1.61

12.07 ± 2.34

0.830

Preoperative NDI scores

15.67 ± 5.29

16.46 ± 6.45

0.584

Preoperative VAS scores

6.18 ± 2.48

6.09 ± 2.55

0.875

Preoperative Cobb C (°)

8.52 ± 3.16

9.40 ± 2.33

0.204

Preoperative Cobb S (°)

3.98 ± 1.49

3.50 ± 1.48

0.191

Preoperative TIH (cm)

3.18 ± 0.21

3.13 ± 0.16

0.316

  1. JOA Japanese Orthopaedic Association, NDI Neck Disability Index, VAS visual analogue scale, Cobb C cervical alignment, Cobb S segmental angle, TIH total interbody height