Table 1.
Demographic and anatomical characteristics, localisation and loss of segmental lordosis in subsided implants
| Parameter | |
|---|---|
| Age at the time of surgery (average/mean/extent) | 51.2 years/51/73 |
| Gender ratio (male:female) | 2.5:1 |
| Level of subsidence | |
| C5/6 | 10 |
| C6/7 | 9 |
| Incidence of settling in | |
| One-level fusions | 14.5% (8 cages) |
| Two-level fusions | 12.5% (11 implants) |
| Site of device subsidence | |
| Anterior into the superior vertebra | 1 |
| Anterior into the inferior vertebra | 17 |
| Anterior superior + inferior vertebra | 1 |
| Loss of segmental lordosis 6 months after the surgery measured by Cobb angle (average/mean/extent) | 8.7°/9°/5°–17° |