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. 2012 Sep 23;22(3):654–660. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2509-3

Table 3.

Distribution of screw positions in the fluoroscopy group

Level Total screws Correctly placed Minor perforation <2 mm Displaced
2–<4 mm lateral 2–<4 mm medial ≥4 mm lateral ≥4 mm medial
Th1 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
Th2 6 1 2 1 2 0 0
Th3 11 0 4 4 2 1 0
Th4 14 4 0 5 4 0 1
Th5 60 16 12 18 12 2 0
Th6 46 14 8 12 10 1 1
Th7 84 34 16 14 16 3 1
Th8 71 22 7 22 14 4 2
Th9 85 24 11 23 21 5 1
Th10 72 35 19 12 3 2 1
Th11 75 60 11 2 1 1 0
Th12 80 65 9 1 2 2 1
Total thoracic screws 608 277 99 115 87 22 8
376 232
L1 199 170 25 2 1 1 0
L2 208 151 52 1 2 2 0
L3 240 198 33 3 2 2 2
L4 268 204 52 4 6 1 1
L5 287 162 89 12 13 8 3
S1 192 98 75 2 12 3 2
Total lumbosacral screws 1,394 983 326 24 36 17 8
1,309 85
Total screws 2,002 1,685 317