Table 3.

Surgical Outcomes and Complications

Outcome	Number/Percentage
Complications	n=143
Hoarseness	2 (1.3%)
Dysphagia	20 (12.7%)
Wound edema	3 (1.9%)
Hematoma subcutaneous	1 (0.6%)
Main symptoms at long-term follow-up	n=107
None	32 (29.9%)
Neck pain	24 (22.4%)
Arm pain	25 (23.4%)
Paresthesia	26 (24.3%)
Underwent cervical disc surgery during long-term follow-up	n=112
No	88 (78.6%)
Yes, at a different level	8 (7.1%)
Yes, at the same level	16 (14.3%)