Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Preoperative Coronal MRI-Guided Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy

21 December 2023: Clinical Research

Yuan Liu ^1EF* , Tianlong Wu ^1B* , Jinghong Yuan ^1C , Jianye Tan ^1E , Chongzhi Pan ^1B , Xinxin Miao ^1C , Dingwen He ^1B , Xigao Cheng ^1234AG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942137

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e942137

Table 3 Comparison of the preoperative and postoperative functional scores.

Characteristics	Pre	1 Month post	3 Month post	6 Month post	1 Year post
VAS neck	4.33±1.03	2.93±1.01^*	2.53±1.28^*	2.07±0.94^*	1.47±0.68^*
VAS arm	8.50±1.01	3.53±1.01^*	2.00±0.59^*	1.40±0.50^*	1.07±0.25^*
NDI	35.23±5.69	10.43±1.83^*	6.17±1.74^*	4.77±1.77^*	3.43±1.74^*
JOA	11.73±1.14	13.60±1.07^*	14.60±1.13^*	14.47±1.04^*	14.90±0.80^*
MacNab
Excellent					21
Good					9
Fair					0
Poor					0
E and G Rating					100%
VAS – visual analog scale; NDI – neck disability index; JOA – Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scores. E and G Rate – excellent and good rating. Compared with before surgery, ^*