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Table 4 The adjacent segment degeneration of cephalad spinal disc (L3/4)

From: May the midline lumbar interbody fusion (MIDLIF) prevent the early radiographic adjacent segment degeneration? A minimum 3-year follow-up comparative study of MIDLIF in L4/5 with cortical bone trajectory screw versus traditional pedicle screw fixation

 

PS Group

CBT Group

 

p Value

Pre-operative (I:II:III:IV:V)

45:39:27:3:0

26:30:12:6:0

Fisher

0.2

Last FU (I:II:III:IV:V)

9:12:33:48:12

18:22:16:12:6

 

0.02

  

Fisher

/

/

p Value

0.00

0.02

/

/

  1. I: the number of patients of Pfirrmann classification Grade I; II: the number of patients of Pfirrmann classification Grade II; III: the number of patients of Pfirrmann classification Grade III; IV: the number of patients of Pfirrmann classification Grade IV; V: the number of patients of Pfirrmann classification Grade V
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