Table 5 Clinical outcome of both groups assessed by the neck disability index (NDI), visual analogue scale (VAS) and Odom’s criteria
From: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Comparison of titanium and polyetheretherketone cages
Variable | TTN (n = 44) | PEEK(n = 42) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Final neck VAS-pain | 33.01 ± 19.48 | 36.333 ± 21.28 | 0.460 |
(0–100 mm) |  |  |  |
Final arm VAS | 23.70 ± 23.78 | 25.76 ± 26.74 | 0.759 |
(0–100 mm) |  |  |  |
Final NDI | 16.886 ± 10.24 | 17.047 ± 9.61 | 0.940 |
Odom’s Criteria |  |  | 0.229 |
  Excellent | 8 | 5 |  |
  Good | 25 | 22 |  |
  Fair | 9 | 12 |  |
  Poor | 2 | 3 |  |
  Success of surgery | 33 (75%) | 27(64.3%) | 0.395 |
  (=excellent + good) |  |  |  |