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Table 3 Clinical outcomes

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

Operation time (min)

102.03 ± 33.6

85.11 ± 20.24

0.015

Blood loss (mL)

67.9 ± 95.6

30.8 ± 72.2

0.280

JOA

 Postoperative 3 months

14.55 ± 0.83

14.74 ± 1.12

0.415

 Postoperative 12 months

15.61 ± 0.97

15.97 ± 0.86

0.103

NDI

 Postoperative 3 months

7.52 ± 3.78

7.77 ± 5.88

0.832

 Postoperative 12 months

4.64 ± 3.81

4.03 ± 4.20

0.535

VAS

 Postoperative 3 months

2.27 ± 1.13

2.17 ± 1.65

0.770

 Postoperative 12 months

0.79 ± 0.93

0.63 ± 0.88

0.469

Dysphagia

 Postoperative 1 week

7 (21.2%)

5 (14.3%)

0.534

 Postoperative 3 months

5 (15.2%)

0 (0%)

0.023

 Postoperative 12 months

5 (15.2%)

0 (0%)

0.023

  1. JOA Japanese Orthopaedic Association, NDI Neck Disability Index, VAS visual analogue scale