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Table 2 Correction of kyphotic deformity and vertebral canal (n = 36)

From: Posterior indirect reduction and pedicle screw fixation without laminectomy for Denis type B thoracolumbar burst fractures with incomplete neurologic deficit

 

Preoperative

Postoperative

P

Kyphosis angle (°)

25.9 ± 3.4

6.9 ± 2.2

<0.01

Vertebral canal diameter (mm)

5.5 ± 1.3

11.1 ± 2.2

<0.01

Canal stenosis index (%)

32.9 ± 7.8

84.8 ± 7.3

<0.01

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X