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Table 1 The posterior intradiscal pressures under different loading conditions in the unfixed and fixed groups (MPa)

From: Pressure distributions inside intervertebral discs under unilateral pedicle screw fixation in a porcine spine model

Segment

Vertical

5° anterior flexion

5° posterior extension

Unfixed

Fixed

Unfixed

Fixed

Unfixed

Fixed

T3–4

1.83 ± 0.23

1.48 ± 0.25

1.95 ± 0.22

1.31 ± 0.16

1.15 ± 0.12*

1.90 ± 0.27

T11–12

2.88 ± 0.27

1.02 ± 0.17

2.66 ± 0.44

0.98 ± 0.18

3.07 ± 0.39

1.11 ± 0.20

T15–L1

2.51 ± 0.47

0.70 ± 0.14

2.39 ± 0.279

0.67 ± 0.15

2.31 ± 0.30

0.87 ± 0.10

L3–4

1.94 ± 0.30

0.88 ± 0.20

1.69 ± 0.33

0.86 ± 0.14

1.87 ± 0.16

1.27 ± 0.23

L4–5

1.87 ± 0.51

1.09 ± 0.20

1.67 ± 0.33

1.15 ± 0.20

1.91 ± 0.36

1.10 ± 0.22

  1. *P < 0.05 versus the corresponding values of the unfixed group under vertical or 5° anterior flexion loading condition
  2. P < 0.05 versus the corresponding values of the unfixed group under different loading conditions