Table 7

Length of stay and disposition

miPCD (n = 35)ACF (n = 28)Statistical significance
Length of stay (mean ± SD) (d)2.0 ± 1.71.9 ± 1.2 P = NS
Discharge home (n)24 (68.5%)26 (93%) P < .05
  • Abbreviations: ACF, anterior cervical diskectomy or corpectomy with interbody fusion; miPCD, minimally invasive posterior cervical decompression; NS, not significant.