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Table 2 Bazaz grading system for dysphagia

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

Symptom severity

Liquid food

Solid food

None

None

None

Mild

None

Rare

Moderate

None or rare

Occasionally (only with specific food)

Severe

None or rare

Frequent (majority of solids)