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. 2020 Jan;6(Suppl 1):S186–S196. doi: 10.21037/jss.2019.11.15

Table 3. Comparison of the JOA score and improvement rate between two groups before and after the operation.

Treatment JOA score JOA improvement rate
Preop Three months postop One year postop Three months postop One year postop
Spinal endoscopy group 9.53±1.06 14.27±0.92 14.61±1.03 62.99±13.14 67.59±14.80
ACDF group 9.52±0.96 14.47±0.91 14.73±0.85 65.71±12.38 69.37±11.08
t 0.463 0.326 0.806 1.061 1.618
P 0.646 0.746 0.425 0.295 0.113

JOA, Japanese Orthopaedic Association; ACDF, anterior cervical decompression and fusion.