Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Cases. Jun 6, 2021; 9(16): 3869-3879
Published online Jun 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i16.3869
Table 1 Demographic data
Demographic

Gender (male:female)22:18
Age (years)45.6 (26-66)
Symptoms
Radiculopathy18
Myelopathy12
Both10
Implanted level
C3/44
C4/59
C5/623
C6/710
Blood loss (mL)
Single-level97 ± 18
Double-level120 ± 26
Operation time (min)
Single-level93 ± 15
Double-level131 ± 27
Hospital day (d)10
Ambulation after operation2th day
Alcohol (%)15 (37.5)
Smoking (%)10 (25)
Table 2 Summary of SF-36 subscores preoperatively and at five follow-up intervals

Preop
1-mo
6-mo
12-mo
24-mo
60-mo
Physical function54.1 ± 22.074.3 ± 21.2a77.5 ± 18.4a85.0 ± 24.2a84.4 ± 20.1a83.3 ± 22.1a
Role-physical47.5 ± 18.260.5 ± 20.3a66.3 ± 19.9a64.1 ± 21.0a64.8 ± 17.4a65.2 ± 18.4a
Bodily pain38.5 ± 12.670.0 ± 19.8a72.5 ± 21.3a67.5 ± 18.2a68.3 ± 16.4a67.3 ± 19.7a
General health41.1 ± 14.266.6 ± 18.4a72.5 ± 21.4a70.8 ± 15.1a69.3 ± 22.5a68.3 ± 23.4a
Vitality48.1 ± 19.368.6 ± 22.9a80.0 ± 16.3a67.5 ± 23.6a72.4 ± 21.4a70.4 ± 22.5a
Social function58.4 ± 21.077.1 ± 26.7a75.2 ± 19.8a81.3 ± 24.3a80.2 ± 20.7a81.2 ± 23.7a
Role-emotional37.2 ± 12.971.4 ± 14.3a73.5 ± 24.6a83.3 ± 23.1a79.3 ± 18.7a78.3 ± 15.7a
Mental health61.8 ± 18.675.1 ± 22.3a78.0 ± 19.4a82.2 ± 23.6a83.5 ± 19.2a84.5 ± 20.1a
Table 3 Radiographic range of motion (°), alignment (°), and intervertebral height (mm) preoperatively and at five follow-up intervals

Preop
1-mo
6-mo
12-mo
24-mo
60-mo
C2-C7 ROM50.2 ± 14.644.8 ± 12.6a48.2 ± 13.648.9 ± 13.849.4 ± 14.449.2 ± 13.7
FSU ROM8.7 ± 3.16.2 ± 2.8a8.0 ± 2.68.5 ± 2.78.3 ± 2.58.0 ± 2.5
Upper adjacent level ROM9.3 ± 4.07.4 ± 3.8a9.5 ± 3.49.4 ± 3.29.1 ± 3.09.0 ± 3.1
Lower adjacent level ROM8.5 ± 3.27.1 ± 2.5a7.9 ± 2.68.1 ± 2.78.4 ± 2.98.8 ± 2.7
C2-C7 left lateral bending27.9 ± 9.621.4 ± 5.9a27.3 ± 7.825.6 ± 8.126.7 ± 7.826.3 ± 8.1
C2-C7 right lateral bending30.3 ± 10.222.6 ± 6.5a28.8 ± 7.627.3 ± 8.527.5 ± 7.926.8 ± 7.7
FSU left lateral bending3.5 ± 1.61.5 ± 0.4a1.4 ± 0.4a1.2 ± 0.3a1.2 ± 0.5a1.1 ± 0.3a
FSU right lateral bending3.4 ± 1.61.6 ± 0.5a1.6 ± 0.6a1.3 ± 0.4a1.2 ± 0.3a1.0 ± 0.2a
C2-C7 alignment10.3 ± 9.013.5 ± 7.6a14.5 ± 8.9a16.3 ± 9.4a15.9 ± 7.8a16.5 ± 7.9a
FSU angle2.2 ± 1.63.4 ± 1.2a4.5 ± 1.9a5.4 ± 1.7a5.3 ± 1.6a5.5 ± 1.5a
Intervertebral height4.2 ± 1.26.0 ± 1.3a5.8 ± 1.6a5.7 ± 1.4a5.5 ± 1.3a5.2 ± 1.1a