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Table 6 Distribution of the improvement of disability scores at each follow-up, comparing the patients who were completely fused to patients not completely fused at the corresponding follow-up

From: Does partial coating with titanium improve the radiographic fusion rate of empty PEEK cages in cervical spine surgery? A comparative analysis of clinical data

 

6 months

12 months

18 months

 

25th %

Median

75th %

25th %

Median

75th %

25th %

Median

75th %

Fused

10

16

22.5

16

22

32

19.5

24

32

Not Fused

8

12

16

14

16

20

15

22

32

p-value

0.040

0.015

0.347

  1. From a total sample of N = 98, the number of fused patients was 46 at 6 months, 71 at 12 months, and 78 at 18 months
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Patient Safety in Surgery

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