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Table 8 Univariate analyses of factors associated with superior FJV

From: Predictors of accurate intrapedicular screw placement in single-level lumbar (L4-5) fusion: robot-assisted pedicle screw, traditional pedicle screw, and cortical bone trajectory screw insertion

Risk factors

FJV group

Non-FJV group

P-value

No. of screws

107 (32.2%)

225 (67.8%)

Ā 

Age

58.03ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.37

54.73ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.05

0.006

Sex

Ā Ā 

0.051

Ā Male

50 (46.7%)

80 (35.6%)

Ā 

Ā Female

57 (53.3%)

145 (64.4%)

Ā 

BMI

24.60ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.94

24.63ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.09

0.922

Implantation technique

Ā Ā 

0.001

Ā RAā€‰+ā€‰CBT

53 (25%)

159 (75%)

Ā 

Ā PS

54 (45%)

66 (55.0%)

Ā 

Vertebral slip more than 10%

Ā Ā 

0.369

Ā Yes

25 (23.4%)

43 (19.1%)

Ā 

Ā No

82 (76.6%)

182 (80.9%)

Ā 

Incision depth

55.35ā€‰Ā±ā€‰7.49

55.63ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.31

0.769

Superior facet angle

48.64ā€‰Ā±ā€‰8.94

53.63ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.82

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

Pedicle cortex

Ā Ā 

0.048

Ā Intact

74

178

Ā 

Ā Breached

33

47

Ā 
  1. RA robot-assisted, PS pedicle screw, CBT cortical bone trajectory, BMI body mass index, FJV facet joint violation