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Table 2 Comparison of patient backgrounds according to preoperative facet degeneration

From: Does cervical facet degeneration impact surgical outcomes and sagittal balance in patients with radiculopathy?

 

Mild-FD group

Severe-FD group

p-value

No. of patients

102

48

 

Mean grading score of FD

 ≤ 2

 > 2

 

Age (year)

44.70 ± 5.22

51.40 ± 4.66

 < 0.001

Sex (male/female)

60/42

26/22

0.591

Duration of symptoms (months)

10.06 ± 4.63

13.88 ± 5.11

 < 0.001

Incidence of Modic Change

18(17.6%)

8(16.7%)

0.882

Disc height (mm)

4.06 ± 0.24

3.79 ± 0.30

 < 0.001

Interfacet distance (mm)

2.44 ± 0.62

1.96 ± 0.54

 < 0.001

  1. FD, facet degeneration
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