Research Article

Anterior Bone Loss after Cervical Baguera C Disc versus Bryan Disc Arthroplasty

Table 2

Anterior bone loss of the upper adjacent level by grade.

Grade 0 and grade 1 ()Grade 2 () value

Sex0.001
 Female23(40.4%)17(85.0%)
 Male34(59.6%)3(15.0%)
Age, years57.0(50.0, 65.0)54.0(43.5, 63.8)0.260
Operative level0.312
 C3-C414(24.6%)3(15.0%)
 C4-C517(29.8%)3(15.0%)
 C5-C624(42.1%)13(65.0%)
 C6-C72(3.5%)1(5.0%)
Hybrid0.016
 No23(40.4%)15(75.0%)
 Yes34(59.6%)5(25.0%)
Depth of Baguera C Disc (mm)0.037
 130(0.0%)1(5.0%)
 1416(28.1%)10(50.0%)
 1641(71.9%)9(45.0%)
Height of Baguera C Disc (mm)0.001
 510(17.5%)12(60.0%)
 643(75.4%)8(40.0%)
 74(7.0%)0(0.0%)
Adjusted preoperative disc height (mm)4.71(3.78, 5.49)3.95(3.61, 4.78)0.017
Postoperative measurements
 Global alignment angle19.0(10.5, 26.0)17.5(10.0, 24.0)0.688
 Lordotic angle6.0(2.0, 13.0)7.5(3.5, 13.8)0.222
 Shell angle0.0(-3.0, 3.5)2.0(-0.8, 6.8)0.042
 Global ROM43.0(32.5, 52.5)52.0(29.3, 64.0)0.205
 Index level ROM14.0(10.0, 20.0)17.0(12.3, 24.8)0.207
 Adjusted anteroposterior diameter of the upper adjacent endplate (mm)18.4(17.4, 19.1)16.3(15.8, 17.1)<0.001
 Mismatch (difference) between the implant and the upper adjacent endplate (mm)2.7(2.1, 3.3)1.7(1.1, 2.3)0.001

Chi-square test. Mann–Whitney test, median (interquartile range). ; ; ROM: range of motion.