Full endoscopic laminotomy decompression versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of single-segment cervical spinal stenosis: a retrospective, propensity score-matched study

Table 5 Comparison of MacNab evaluation and complications between the two groups

	Endoscopy group (n = 42)	ACDF group (n = 42)	P value
MacNab evaluation			0.795
Excellence	20 (47.62)	19 (45.24)
Good	18 (42.86)	18 (42.86)
Fair	4 (9.52)	4 (9.52)
Poor	0 (0.00)	1 (2.38)
Excellence/good rate	90.48%	88.10%
Complications			0.178
AS or neurological dysfunction	1	2
CSF leakage	2	2
Dysphagia	0	1
Hoarseness	0	1
Revision	0	1

AS axial symptoms, CSF leakage cerebrospinal fluid leakage, ACDF anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

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