Table 2.

Perioperative outcomes

Variable	Cage (n = 41)	Plate (n = 27)	p-value†
Operative time (min)	39.2 ± 8.9	43.6 ± 12.7	0.100
Estimated blood loss (mL)	27.3 ± 9.2	29.8 ± 14.2	0.386
Length of hospital stay (hr)	11.2 ± 9.6	9.8 ± 6.8	0.512
Day of discharge			0.686
POD 0	33 (80.5)	23 (85.2)
POD 1	7 (17.1)	4 (14.8)
POD 2	1 (2.4)	0 (0)
Complications			-
Intraoperative	0 (0)	0 (0)
Inpatient	0 (0)	0 (0)
Postoperative	0 (0)	0 (0)

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).

POD, postoperative day.

^†p-value calculated using Student t-test or chi-square analysis.