Comparative Analysis of 3D-Printed Artificial Vertebral Body Versus Titanium Mesh Cage in Repairing Bone Defects Following Single-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion

07 February 2021 : Clinical Research

Tao Fang^1BCD, Ming Zhang^2BC, Jing Yan^2BF, Jiali Zhao^2CF, Wei Pan^2C, Xinhong Wang^2E, Quan Zhou^2ACG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928022

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928022

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Table 4 Preoperative and postoperative NDI, JOA, and VAS scores.

Group	3D-printed group	TMC group	Statistical analysis	p-Value
NDI (scores)
Pre-OP	34.83±3.97	35.50±3.72	−0.300	0.770
Post-OP 3M	17.33±2.16	20.83±4.02	−1.878	0.090
Post-OP Last	7.50±1.52	10.17±2.32	−2.359	0.040
JOA (scores)
Pre-OP	8.17±1.17	8.67±1.03	−0.785	0.451
Post-OP 3M	12.50±1.64	12.83±1.17	−0.405	0.694
Post-OP Last	13.67±1.37	13.50±1.05	0.237	0.817
VAS (scores)
Pre-OP	7.83±0.98	8.17±0.75	−0.659	0.525
Post-OP 3M	6.17±0.75	6.33±1.21	−0.286	0.780
Post-OP Last	2.67±1.03	2.83±0.98	−0.286	0.780

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