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. 2022 Jul 14;10:892042. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.892042

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Network plots of comparisons for network meta-analyses based on postoperative success rates (A) and postoperative complication rates (B). Each circular node represents a type of treatment. The size of the circle is proportional to the total number of patients. The width of the lines is proportional to the number of studies performing head-to-head comparisons in the same study. ABG, anterior cervical discectomy with autologous bone graft; ABGP, anterior cervical discectomy with allograft bone graft plus plating; ACD, anterior cervical discectomy; ACDF, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; ACDFP, anterior cervical discectomy with fusion and additional plating; ACF, anterior cervical foraminotomy; CDR, cervical disc replacement; PCF, posterior cervical foraminotomy; PMMA, anterior cervical discectomy with polymethylmethacrylate.