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Table 4 Pedicle screw accuracy rate

From: Size selection and placement of pedicle screws using robot-assisted versus fluoroscopy-guided techniques for thoracolumbar fractures: possible implications for the screw loosening rate

Variable

RAF

FGF

Statistic (χ2)

P value

No. of screws

204

216

  

Screw accuracy rate

  

11.750

0.019*

 Grade A

186 (91.2%)

173 (80.1%)

  

 Grade B

11 (5.4%)

20 (9.3%)

  

 Grade A + B

197 (96.6%)

193 (89.4%)

  

 Grade C

5 (2.4%)

15 (6.9%)

  

 Grade D

2 (1.0%)

6 (2.8%)

  

 Grade E

0

2 (0.9%)

  

 Grade C + D + E

7 (3.4%)

23 (10.6%)

  
  1. RAF robot-assisted percutaneous pedicle screw fixation, FGF fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pedicle screw fixation
  2. *P < 0.05 statistically significant