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Figure 2 | Patient Safety in Surgery

Figure 2

From: Is the radiographic subsidence of stand-alone cages associated with adverse clinical outcomes after cervical spine fusion? An observational cohort study with 2-year follow-up outcome scoring

Figure 2

Diagram showing the measurements in the lateral X-rays taken A preoperatively and B postoperatively: a ventral intervertebral space between two vertebrae along the anterior edge of the vertebral bodies, b dorsal intervertebral space between two vertebrae along the posterior edge of the vertebral bodies, α angle between the posterior edges of two adjacent vertebral bodies, c distance between the X-ray marker and the inferior endplate as a measure of subsidence.

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Patient Safety in Surgery

ISSN: 1754-9493