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Table 3 The mean pressure 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

Segments

Vertical

5° anterior flexion

5° posterior extension

Unfixed

Fixed

Unfixed/fixed (%)

Unfixed

Fixed

Unfixed/fixed (%)

Unfixed

Fixed

Unfixed/fixed (%)

T3–4

1.29 ± 0.22

1.16 ± 0.24

89.64

1.52 ± 0.19

1.17 ± 0.18

77.03

1.06 ± 0.11

1.23 ± 0.25

115.86

T11–12

1.69 ± 0.34

0.93 ± 0.17*

54.95

1.86 ± 0.33

0.91 ± 0.16*

48.95

1.93 ± 0.20

0.90 ± 0.16*

46.60

T15–L1

1.53 ± 0.32

0.67 ± 0.04*

43.80

1.73 ± 0.28

0.58 ± 0.11*

33.66

1.39 ± 0.25

0.75 ± 0.14*

53.82

L3–4

1.30 ± 0.18

0.93 ± 0.14*

71.24

0.97 ± 0.19

0.86 ± 0.12*

88.57

1.22 ± 0.20

1.09 ± 0.22

89.10

L4–5

1.48 ± 0.26

1.11 ± 0.18*

74.71

1.11 ± 0.21

1.05 ± 0.22

95.21

1.47 ± 0.27

1.06 ± 0.18*

72.10

  1. *P < 0.05 versus the corresponding value of the unfixed group