Table 5

Correlation between baseline radiographic measurements and perioperative change in neuroforaminal height.

Unstandardized CoefficientsStandardized CoefficientSignificance
B Standard ErrorBeta t
Preoperative disc space height, mm−0.1.01−0.04−0.40.71
Preoperative osteophytes gradea 0.70.60.11.30.18
Preoperative foraminal height, mm−0.30.1−0.3−2.7 0.01
Preoperative foraminal width, mm0.20.20.10.90.36
Preoperative facet joint degeneration gradeb −0.10.3−0.02−0.20.81
Preoperative coronal Cobb angle, °0.020.10.030.30.74
Implant positionc −0.30.6-0.04−0.50.65
Anatomic level0.20.40.040.40.68
  • a Three grades: I, nonbridging disc space osteophytes; II, small bridging disc space osteophytes; III, ankylosed disc space.

  • b Three grades: I, nonbridging osteophytes of the facet joint; II, small bridging osteophytes of the facet joint; III, ankylosed facet joint.

  • c Location of the center of the interbody device in relation to 4 quadrants, which the disc space has been divided into on sagittal imaging (I anterior to IV posterior).