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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Association of complete uncinate process removal on 2-year assessment of radiologic outcomes: subsidence and sagittal balance in patients receiving one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

 

ACDF without UPR

(n = 24)

ACDF with complete UPR

(n = 24)

p-value

Sex

Female

15

16

 

Male

9

8

0.763

Mean age (years)

47.9 ± 9.78

49.1 ± 9.67

0.669

BMD (g/cm2)

T-score

−0.66 ± 1.21

−0.78 ± 0.77

0.681

BMI (kg/m2)

23.5 ± 2.47

23.5 ± 2.02

0.984

DM

5

6

0.731

Smoking

9

6

0.351

Operation level

   

C2/3

0

0

 

C3/4

6

5

C4/5

15

15

0.999

C5/6

3

4

C6/7

0

0

Resection side

   

Unilateral

 

20

 

Bilateral

 

4

 
  1. BMD; bone mineral density, BMI; body mass index, DM, diabetes mellitus;
  2. ACDF; anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
  3. UPR; uncinate process removal
  4. *p < 0.05 comparing ACDF without UPR and ACDF with complete UPR
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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