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Clinical data in patients who underwent either arthroplasty or fusion
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| age in yrs | |
| median | 43 |
| range | 21–67 |
| no. of patients | 260 |
| % female sex | 54 |
| level of op (%) | |
| C3–4 | 5 (2) |
| C4–5 | 13 (5) |
| C5–6 | 146 (56) |
| C6–7 | 96 (37) |
| mean ± SD baseline headache score | 2.5 ± 1.5 |
| no. of patients w/ baseline headache (%) | 228 (88) |
| no. of patients w/ baseline headache ≥3 (%) | 135 (52) |
| surgical technique (%) | |
| fusion | 81 (31) |
| artificial disc | 179 (69) |
| no. of patients w/ 2-yr follow-up data (%) | 244 (94) |
