07 February 2021>: Clinical Research
Comparative Analysis of 3D-Printed Artificial Vertebral Body Versus Titanium Mesh Cage in Repairing Bone Defects Following Single-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion
Tao Fang BCD* , Ming Zhang BC* , Jing Yan BF , Jiali Zhao CF , Wei Pan C , Xinhong Wang E , Quan Zhou ACG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928022
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928022
Table 2 Preoperative and postoperative HAE, HPE, and subsidence rate.
Group | 3D-printed group | TMC group | Statistical analysis | p-Value |
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HAE (mm) | ||||
Pre-OP | 46.14±4.16 | 47.60±3.09 | −0.694 | 0.503 |
Post-OP 3M | 58.60±5.97 | 52.06±3.62 | 2.295 | 0.045 |
Post-OP Last | 56.93±5.71 | 49.08±3.91 | 2.778 | 0.020 |
HPE (mm) | ||||
Pre-OP | 44.49±3.12 | 45.5±3.38 | −0.571 | 0.581 |
Post-OP 3M | 55.37±4.70 | 48.80±4.07 | 2.588 | 0.027 |
Post-OP last | 54.12±4.64 | 45.72±3.91 | 3.388 | 0.007 |
Rate of subsidence (>3 mm) (%) | 0.01 (2/20) | 0.24 (9/31) | 19.039 | 0.000 |