Application of a modified surgical position in anterior approach for total cervical artificial disc replacement

Figure 1 Surgical position setting. The traditional position (A and B) and the modified position (C and D) are shown.

Figure 2 Patients’ blood pressure and heart rate before and after body positioning. A: Blood pressure before and after body positioning; B: Heart rate before and after body positioning. Each value is the mean ± SD.

Figure 3 Position setting time and total operation time in the two groups. Each value is the mean ± SD. ^aP < 0.05, statistical significance was considered according to the independent-samples t-test.

Figure 4 Intraoperative blood losses in the two groups. Intraoperative blood loss. Each value is the mean ± SD. ^aP < 0.05, statistical significance was considered according to the independent-samples t-test.