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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Lower C2 slope and milder uncovertebral joint degeneration are risk factors for pseudarthrosis after single-level anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF): retrospective study of 102 patients with minimum 2-year follow-up

 

Fusion group (n = 65)

Pseudarthrosis group (n = 37)

P-value

Age

53.20 ± 10.31

52.57 ± 9.52

0.760

Gender (Male: Female)

29:36

18:19

0.694

BMI

24.67 ± 3.46

25.41 ± 3.22

0.299

OPLL (with: without)

45:23

20:17

0.222

Hypertension (with: without)

19:46

8:29

0.402

Diabetes (with: without)

7:58

6:31

0.428

Operative segment

  

0.649

C4

9

5

 

C5

32

15

 

C6

24

17

 

Follow-up duration (year)

3.92 ± 1.71

3.54 ± 1.68

0.250

Preoperative VAS-neck

2.75 ± 2.58

2.65 ± 2.62

0.840

Preoperative mJOA

14.11 ± 2.35

13.39 ± 2.03

0.061

Preoperative NDI

8.82 ± 9.14

11.35 ± 10.30

0.249

  1. BMI body mass index, OPLL ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, mJOA modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association, NDI Neck Disability Index
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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