| ACDF (group A) Mean ± SD | PCF (group B) Mean ± SD | p-value |
VAS |
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Pre op. |
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Post op. | 8.57 ± 0.85 | 8.47 ± 1.16 | 0.88 |
- First day | 3.21 ± 0.99 | 1.81 ± 0.81 | 0.01 |
- 3 months | 0.91 ± 0.33 | 0.57 ± 0.33 | 0.02 |
- 12 months | 0.47 ± 0.13 | 0.21 ± 0.11 | 0.03 |
NDI |
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Pre op. |
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Post op. | 47.48 ± 17.02 | 40.43 ± 17.45 | 0.18 |
- First day | 41.11 ±1 4.36 | 34.24 ± 17.57 | <0.001 |
- 3 months | 11.43 ± 7.95 | 5.57 ± 2.11 | |
- 12 months | 5.83 ± 2.22 | 2.87 ± 1.62 |