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Table 2 Radiologic characteristics of the fracture

From: Surgical timing prevails as the main factor over morphologic characteristics in the reduction by ligamentotaxis of thoracolumbar burst fractures

 

Preoperative

Postoperative

p-value*

Canal occupation (%)

42.66 ± 13.81

28.80 ± 15.55

13.87 ± 13.16

IC 10.38–17.36

p < 0.0001

Endplates distance (mm)

33.33 ± 3.94

36.79 ± 4.62

3.47 ± 3.65

IC 2.51–4.43

p < 0.0001

Vertebra

height (%)

67.19 ± 12.02

78.28 ± 15.23

11.09 ± 16.14

IC 6.85–15.33

p < 0.0001

Sagittal

angle (º)

24.01 ± 15.75

16.40 ± 12.40

7.61 ± 12.50

IC 4.29–10.93

p < 0.0001

Bisegmental kyphosis  (º)

7.02 ± 13.49

1.26 ± 11.93

5.76 ± 6.22

IC 4.12–7.40

p < 0.0001

Width (%)

74.46 ± 17.58

Height (%)

47.15 ± 8.32

Position (C:L)ˤ

4:1

  1. *Paired sample t-test comparing pre- and postoperative change of each parameter
  2. ˤCentral (C) or lateral (L) intracanal position of the retropulsed fragment in the axial plane