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64 year old male with CSM. (A) T2 sagittal MRI showing cord compression and signal changes due to multiple disc herniations between C4-7. (B) and (C) 33 month postoperative antero-posterior and lateral X-ray showing C4-5, C5-6 and C6-7 discectomy and fusion with autologus tricortical iliac bone grafts fixed by anterior locked plate with complete bony fusion and maintenance of cervical lordosis.
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58 year old male. (A) T2 sagittal MRI showing cord compression and signal changes between C4-7, (B) and (C) 31 month postoperative antero-posterior and lateral X-ray showing C5 and C6 corpectomy and FVFG reconstruction fixed by anterior locked plate with solid fusion.
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Group A Group B P value Number 7 8 Age 58.7 ±6.87 55.87±6.8 0.4 Sex (male:female) 5:2 6:2 Number of fused levels 0.7 2 - 3 3 7 2 4 - 3 Fusion levels C 3-5 - 2 C3-6 4 2 C4-6 - 1 C3-7 - 3 C4-7 3 - Op time (min) 207.86±13.18 371.25±64.017 <0.001 Hospital stay (days) 3.86±0.89 8.5±1.9 <0.001 Follow up (months) 32.71±9.9 35.25±6.3 1 Patient Preoperative JOA score Final JOA score Group A Group B Group A Group B 1 9 10 16 15 2 8 10 15 14 3 10 9 14 16 4 9 13 14 14 5 10 6 14 13 6 6 9 13 14 7 14 8 16 15 8 - 8 - 13 P value 0.78 0.61 Cervical Lordosis Group A Group B P value Preoperative 8.8±1.5° 7.5±2.4° 0.28 Direct postoperative 15.9±1.6° 14.4±0.7° 0.04 Final follow up 14.7±1.8° 13.2±0.7° 0.02 Complications Group A Group B Hardware complication 1 (14%) 1 (12.5%) Wound infection 0 1 (12.5%) Dysphagia 2 (28%) 3 (37.5%) Donor site pain 3 (42%) 1 (12.5%)
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