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Table 1 Characteristics of the studied patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (n = 145)

From: Posterior longitudinal ligament resection during microscopic anterior cervical discectomy: technique and safety consideration

 

All patients

Age

Min–Max

25–77

 

Mean ± SD

44 ± 10

 

Gender

Female

71

49.0%

Male

74

51.0%

Preoperative manifestations

Radicular pain

107

73.8%

Motor weakness

69

47.6

Radicular hyperesthesia

57

39.3%

Myelopathy

43

29.7%

Diminished reflexes

28

19.3%

Interscapular pain

9

6.2%

Preoperative VAS

Min–Max

0–9

 

Median (IQR)

6 (2–7)

 

Preoperative motor grade

Min–Max

0–5

 

Median (IQR)

4 (3–5)

 
  1. IQR interquartile range, Min minimum, Max maximum, SD standard deviation, VAS visual analog scale