miPCD (n = 35) | ACF (n = 28) | Statistical significance | |
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Length of stay (mean ± SD) (d) | 2.0 ± 1.7 | 1.9 ± 1.2 | P = NS |
Discharge home (n) | 24 (68.5%) | 26 (93%) | P < .05 |
Abbreviations: ACF, anterior cervical diskectomy or corpectomy with interbody fusion; miPCD, minimally invasive posterior cervical decompression; NS, not significant.