Table 4

Postoperative vs ideal postoperative.

Outcome MeasureActual PostoperativePredicted PostoperativeΔPredicted Postoperative-Actual Postoperative P a
SL (°)4.8 (2.8)8.7 (2.0)3.9 (3.5)<0.001b
ADH, mm10.7 (1.8)10.4 (1.2)−0.4 (1.5)0.287
PDH, mm7.7 (1.8)7.6 (0.5)−0.2 (1.6)0.721
AvDH, mm9.2 (1.5)9.0 (0.9)−0.3 (1.2)0.494

  • Abbreviations: ADH, anterior disc height; AvDH, average disc height; PDH, posterior disc height; SL, segmental lordosis.

  • Note: Data reported as mean (SD).

  • ↵a Comparison with actual and ideal postoperative.

  • ↵b Statistically significant.