Patient based outcome measures for the standalone TCMD group and TCMD+ACDF group.
| TCMD | Preoperation | 1 year postoperation | Paired t-test (p) |
| NDI | 20 ± 10.4 (n=41) | 2.7 ± 2.9 (n=22) | 0.0001 |
| VAS Neck | 5.5 ± 3.1 (n=42) | 0.6 ± 0.8 (n=22) | 0.0001 |
| VAS Arm | 7.0 ± 2.4 (n=41) | 0.7 ± 1.4 (n=22) | 0.0001 |
| TMCD+ACDF | Preoperation | 1 year postoperation | Paired t-test (p) |
| NDI | 22 ± 11 (n=18) | 4.0 ± 3.5 (n=7) | 0.004 |
| VAS Neck | 7.1 ± 2.1 (n=18) | 1.2 ± 1.0 (n=7) | 0.01 |
| VAS Arm | 6.4 ± 2.9 (n=18) | 2.3 ± 3.2 (n=7) | 0.09 |