Table 2 Comparison of intraoperative blood loss, operative time, days of hospitalization, and clinical parameters
ACDF without UPR (n = 24) Median (Q1-Q3),(min-max) N(%) | ACDF with complete UPR (n = 24) Median (Q1-Q3),(min-max) N(%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 60.00(52.50–80.00),(50.00–100.00) | 77.50(57.50–90.00),(50.00–140.00) | 0.175 |
Operation time (min) | 100.00(90.00–120.00),(90.00–150.00) | 120.00(100.00–130.00),(90.00–155.00) | 0.086 |
Duration of hospitalization (day) | 6.00(6.00–7.00),(5.00–9.00) | 6.00(6.00–7.00),(5.00–9.00) | 0.866 |
Arm VAS | |||
Preoperation | 9.00(8.00–9.00), (7.00–9.00) | 8.50(8.00–9.00), (7.00–9.00) | 0.116 |
Postoperation | 4.00(3.00–5.00), (2.00–6.00) | 3.00(2.00–3.50), (2.00–5.00) | 0.003* |
2 years follow-up | 2.00(1.00–2.00), (1.00–3.00) | 2.00(1.00–2.00),(1.00–3.00) | 0.711 |
Neck VAS | |||
Preoperation | 9.00(8.00–9.00), (7.00–9.00) | 9.00(8.00–9.00), (7.00–9.00) | 0.817 |
Postoperation | 2.00(1.00–5.00), (1.00–5.00) | 2.00(2.00–3.50), (2.00–5.00) | 0.657 |
2 years follow-up | 1.00(1.00–2.00), (1.00–3.00) | 1.00(1.00–1.00), (1.00–2.00) | 0.281 |
NDI | |||
Preoperation | 38.00(37.00–41.50), (35.00–44.00) | 40.50(37.50–42.00), (35.00–44.00) | 0.464 |
Postoperation | 24.00(21.00–25.00), (15.00–29.00) | 22.00(19.00–25.00),(15.00–27.00) | 0.514 |
2 years follow-up | 14.00(13.50–16.50), (11.00–19.00) | 13.50(11.00–15.00),(11.00–17.00) | 0.069 |
Odom’s criteria | |||
Excellent | 9 | 9 | 0.999 |
Good | 15 | 14 | |
Fair | 0 | 1 | |
Poor | 0 | 0 | |