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 3 Preoperative and postoperative C2–C7 Cobb angles and SA.
Group | 3D-printed group | TMC group | Statistical analysis | p-Value |
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C2–C7 Cobb (°) | ||||
Pre-OP | 12.89±4.25 | 12.68±4.06 | 0.087 | 0.933 |
Post-OP 3M | 23.72±3.83 | 16.76±2.43 | 3.758 | 0.004 |
Post-OP last | 22.64±3.35 | 15.53±1.86 | 4.546 | 0.001 |
SA (°) | ||||
Pre-OP | 5.71±1.51 | 5.84±1.70 | −0.133 | 0.897 |
Post-OP 3M | 10.73±2.96 | 7.47±1.92 | 2.267 | 0.047 |
Post-OP last | 9.93±2.83 | 6.60±1.30 | 2.614 | 0.026 |