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. 2007 Aug 25;17(1):20–29. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0459-y

Table 3.

Sagittal ROM of adjacent levels

Preop (disc space angle) Early (1.5–3 months) (disc space angle) Late (6–33 months) (disc space angle)
Flex Ext ROM Flex Ext ROM Flex Ext ROM
Upper Level (°) −6.0 ± 4.1 8.9 ± 4.2 13.3 ± 7.0 −3.8 ± 3.4 5.5 ± 4.5 8.4 ± 5.7 −4.2 ± 3.1 7.4 ± 4.9 10.3 ± 5.8
Lower Level (°) −4.0 ± 2.8 10.1 ± 5.6 12.5 ± 8.0 −1.6 ± 4.0 6.5 ± 4.3 7.5 ± 5.2 −2.2 ± 3.8 8.0 ± 6.4 9.9 ± 6.4