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Figures
- Fig. 1
An example of prevertebral soft tissue swelling after an anterior approach to cervical fusion. Such swelling can lead to dysphagia, odynophagia, or voice changes.
- Fig. 2
The patient administered Dysphagia, Odynophagia, and Voice (DOV) survey.
- Fig. 3
Cervical patients (AC) reported a significant increase in post-operative dysphagia, odynophagia, and voice disability.
- Fig. 4
The non-cervical group (LD) did not demonstrate a significant increase in post-operative dysphagia (p=0.21), odynophagia (p=0.5), or voice (p=0.13) disability.
- Fig. 5
Box and whisker plot depicting the score distribution of each DOV subscale. Mean value represented by (+), the box represents quartiles 1 through 3 intersected by the median value. Whiskers represent the maximum and minimum data points.
- Fig. 6
Box and whisker plot depicting the score distribution of each NOMS subscale. Mean value represented by (+), the box represents quartiles 1 through 3 intersected by the median value. Whiskers represent the maximum and minimum data points. NOMS V mean, median, quartile 1, and quartile 3 values were all 1, which is representative of a minimal to min-moderate limitation.
Tables
Odnophagia Conversion VAS DOV 7 to 10 Severe pain 3 4 to 7 Moderate pain 2 1 to 3 Mild pain 1 0 No pain 0 Dysphagia Conversion Noms DOV 1 NPO + PEG 4 2 NPO + PEG, trials with therapy only 4 3 Peg + Chopped & Honey thick 3 4 Thick liquids + Chopped or soft & nectar 2 5 Either soft or nectar thick 1 6 Extra time to eat but regular and thins 0 7 Normal, regular and thins 0 Voice Conversion Noms DOV 1 No Voice 3 2 Cannot functionally communicate 3 3 Functional but severely limited 2 4 Moderate limitation 2 5 Min-Mod limitation 1 6 Minimal limitation 1 7 Normal 0 Items Cronbach Alpha All items 0.7415 Dysphagia excluded 0.4631 Odynophagia excluded 0.8109 Voice excluded 0.5823
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