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| ACDF group (A) | PCF group (B) | p-value |
| Operative time (min): |
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| Range | 45 - 120 | 35 - 100 | <0.001 |
| Mean ± SD | 72.61 ± 15.43 | 54.28 ± 19.63 | |
| Blood loss (cc): |
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| Mean ± SD | 98.26 ± 15.67 | 64.04 ± 19.11 | <0.001 |
| Hospital stay: (No, %) |
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| Less than 2 days | 0 | 19 (90.5%) | <0.001 |
| 2 - 4 days | 23 (100%) | 2 (9.5%) | |
| Intraoperative complications: (No, %) |
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| Dural tear | 1 (4.3%) | 1 (4.7%) |
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| Root injury | 0 | 0 |
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| Soft tissues injury | 0 | 0 |
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| Vascular injury | 0 | 0 |
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| Postoperative complications: |
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| CSF leak | 0 | 0 |
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| Neurological deficit | 0 | 0 |
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| Infection | 0 | 0 |
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| Hematoma | 0 | 0 |
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| Cage failure | 0 | 0 |
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