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Table 4 Postoperative data at final follow-up in patients with CSM

From: Relationship between developmental canal stenosis and surgical results of anterior decompression and fusion in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy

 

DCS group

Non-DCS group

p value

Lordotic angle (°)

13.6 ± 10.6

15.0 ± 12.8

0.58

Fusion rate ※ (%)

92.0

93.0

0.54

ASD

33/50 (66.0 %)

31/72 (43.0 %)

0.01

ASD-S

8/50 (16.0 %)

6/72 (8.3 %)

0.20

  1. ※Fusion rate at 6 months postoperatively
  2. ASD indicates adjacent segment degeneration
  3. ASD- S indicates adjacent segment degeneration requiring surgery
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