Research Article

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

Table 3

Anterior bone loss of the lower adjacent level by grade.

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

Sex0.040
 Female30(46.2%)10(83.3%)
 Male35(53.8%)2(16.7%)
Age, years56.0(48.0, 65.0)56.0(46.0, 63.8)0.983
Operative level0.891
 C3-C414(21.5%)3(25.0%)
 C4-C517(26.2%)3(25.0%)
 C5-C631(47.7%)6(50.0%)
 C6-C73(4.6%)0(0.0%)
Hybrid0.025
 No28(43.1%)10(83.3%)
 Yes37(56.9%)2(16.7%)
Depth of Baguera C Disc (mm)0.410
 131(1.5%)0(0.0%)
 1420(30.8%)6(50.0%)
 1644(67.7%)6(50.0%)
Height of Baguera C Disc (mm)0.006
 514(21.5%)8(66.7%)
 647(72.3%)4(33.3%)
 74(6.2%)0(0.0%)
Adjusted preoperative disc height (mm)4.59(3.74, 5.37)4.05(3.69, 5.01)0.448
Postoperative measurements
 Global alignment angle19.0(10.0, 25.5)16.5(13.3, 24.8)0.833
 Lordotic angle6.0(2.0, 12.5)7.5(3.3, 19.8)0.208
 Shell angle0.0(-3.0, 4.0)3.5(-0.5, 6.8)0.029
 Global ROM45.0(33.0, 54.0)43.0(28.0, 55.5)0.391
 Index level ROM15.0(10.0, 21.5)15.5(11.3, 23.3)0.725
Adjusted anteroposterior diameter of the lower adjacent endplate (mm)17.2(16.1, 18.5)15.6(14.7, 16.8)0.002
Mismatch (difference) between the implant and the lower adjacent endplate (mm)1.7(1.1, 3.0)0.7(0.3, 0.9)0.001

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