Comparison of Two Reconstructive Techniques in the Surgical Management of Four-Level Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Table 2
Clinical parameters and radiological outcomes.
ACDF group ()
SCF group ()
value
JOA score
Preoperative
8.5 ± 1.3
8.4 ± 1.2
0.697
End of the follow-up
12.7 ± 1.
13.9 ± 1.
0.965
Increase (%)
49.9 ± 15.3
64.1 ± 16.5
0.690
NDI score
Preoperative
35.2 ± 3.3
34.0 ± 3.7
0.652
End of the follow-up
14.8 ± 4.
13.3 ± 3.
0.524
Cobb’s angle of C3–7 (°)
Preoperative
8.5 ± 4.9
8.1 ± 5.5
0.510
End of the follow-up
21.7 ± 6.
15.8 ± 4.
0.02
Cobb’s angle of C2–7 (°)
Preoperative
10.7 ± 5.9
9.1 ± 5.9
0.988
End of the follow-up
24.7 ± 6.
18.1 ± 4.
0.02
Values shown are means ± SD. ACDF: anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; SCF: “skip” corpectomy and fusion. JOA: Japanese Orthopaedic Association; NDI: neck disability index. ; relative to values before surgery.
