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Table 1 Development of radiological measurements

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

  Preoperative Postoperative FU1 FU2
After mean 2.2 days (1–8 days) After mean 8 months (6–13 months) After mean 26 months (23–37 months)
α (kyphosis angle) 176 (163–183) 172.5 (160–181) 176.9 (157–190) 176.4 (156–196)
a (ventral intervertebral space) in mm 3.6 (1.7–8.5) 7.5 (4.5–10.1) 6.2 (2.4–9) 5.6 (1.2–8.8)
b (dorsal intervertebral space) in mm 3.1 (1.2–8.5) 6.1 (3.9–7.7) 5.4 (3.3–7.4) 4.9 (0.7–7.6)
Subsided segments    36.3% (12 out of 33) 50.5% (18 out of 33)
Patients with subsidence    64.7% (11 out of 17) 70.6% (12 out of 17)
  1. (α: kyphosis angle between two adjacent segments, a: ventral intervertebral space between two adjacent segments, b: dorsal intervertebral space between two adjacent segments) and subsidence by segment and patients at the individual survey times (preoperatively, postoperatively after 2.2 days (mean; 1–8 days), mean time of follow-up 1 after 8 months (mean; 6–13 months) and mean time of follow-up 2 after 26 months (mean; 23–37 months).