Table 2.
Summary of patient demographics and clinical characteristics
| Baseline characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex, male/female | 19/16 |
| Age (years) | 50.14 ± 8.86 (35–69) |
| Duration of symptoms (weeks) | 29.54 ± 15.11 (2–61) |
| Indication for surgery | |
| Myelopathy | 18 (51.4%) |
| Radiculopathy | 9 (25.7%) |
| Radiculopathy with myelopathy | 8 (22.9%) |
| BMI | 25.2 ± 2.8 (18.5–28.9) |
| Preoperative clinical features and signs | |
| Numbness in hands and decreased mobility | 17 (48.6%) |
| Weakness of lower limbs | 22 (62.9%) |
| Hoffman positive | 9 (25.7%) |
| Knee hyperreflexia | 11 (31.4%) |
| Bone Channel Establishment Segment | |
| C4 vertebrae | 4 (13.3%) |
| C5 vertebrae | 17 (56.7%) |
| C6 vertebrae | 14 (46.6%) |
| Herniated disc size | |
| Sagittal height (mm) | 9.30 ± 1.46 (7.43–13.95) |
| Sagittal width (mm) | 5.65 ± 1.05 (3.77–7.33) |
| Coronal width (mm) | 9.37 ± 1.95 (4.65–12.92) |
| Follow-up period (years) | 7.10 ± 0.38 (6.30–7.80) |
| operative time (min) | 73.75 ± 11.28 (51–100) |
| Post-operative length of stay (days) | 1.71 ± 0.85 (1–4) |
Values are number of patients (percentage) or mean ± SD (range)