Table 2.
Outcomes
| (a) Patient population (n = 22 ) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 55.8 (31–81) |
| Sex (male:female) | 15:7 |
| Average follow-up (months) | 41.7 (8–84) |
| Number of patients | |
| ACDF levels | |
| C4/5 | 8 |
| C5/6 | 13 |
| C6/7 | 1 |
| TVF levels | |
| C5/6 | 8 |
| C6/7 | 13 |
| C7/T1 | 1 |
| Type of lesion at TVF segments | |
| Soft disc herniation | 9 |
| Spondylotic osteophyte | 4 |
| Soft disc with osteophyte | 9 |
| (b) Radiographic results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative (mean ± SD) | Final follow-up (mean ± SD) | P-value** | |
| C2–7 Cobb angle (CA) | 9.6 ± 10.6 | 10.9 ± 9.3 | 0.7 |
| Tilting angle (TA) | |||
| Upper | 0.6 ± 3.6 | 0.7 ± 3.9 | 0.87 |
| Lower | 2.8 ± 4.1 | 3.5 ± 5.0 | 0.37 |
| ROM | |||
| C2–7 CA | 32.2 ± 11.3 | 35.3 ± 12.7 | 0.21 |
| Upper | 8.2 ± 3.8 | 8.9 ± 4.0 | 0.27 |
| Lower | 6.3 ± 3.6 | 6.2 ± 4.6 | 0.57 |
| Disk height (DH) | |||
| Upper | 6.3 ± 1.4 | 6.0 ± 1.5 | 0.07 |
| Lower | 5.8 ± 1.4 | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 0.0002 |
*
Upper: upper segment adjacent to the ACDF, lower: lower segment adjacent to the ACDF, coinciding with operated segments of TVF,
**
paired t-test. ACDF: anterior cervical decompression and fusion, ROM: range of motion, SD: standard deviation, TVF: transvertebral foraminotomy.