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Table 2 Comparison of perforation between different sides and different regions

From: Accuracy of thoracic pedicle screw placement in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients using the entry point identified by new landmarks: a computed tomography study

 

Perforation

No perforation

*P value

Concave side

17

266

 

Convex side

17

195

0.381

Upper thoracic spine (T1–T4)

13

70

 

Middle thoracic spine (T5–T8)

14

188

 

Lower thoracic spine (T9–T12)

7

203

0.01

  1. Boldface indicates statistical significance
  2. *P value calculated using Chi-square analysis
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