Table 4. Surgical outcomes and accuracy of screws placement.
*P-value is significant.
iCT-Nav: intraoperative CT-guided navigation; FS: conventional fluoroscopy; VAS: visual analog scale; SF-12 PCS: short 12 physical component scores; Preop: preoperative; M: month
ICT-Nav group (N=15) | FS group (N=42) | p-Value | ||
Mean (SD) hospital length of stay (days) | 7.45(±2.5) | 9.31(±2.05) | 0.033* | |
VAS | Preop | 7.34 (±1.27) | 6.48(±0.82) | 0.245 |
3-M | 2.10(±0.78) | 3.78(±1.98) | 0.043* | |
2-year | 0.65(±0.6) | 2.36(±1.78) | 0.024* | |
SF-12 PCS | Preop | 27.16(±8.43) | 26.67(±11.60) | 0.349 |
3-M | 34.71(±10.50) | 29.45(±14.40) | 036* | |
2-year | 44.37(±8.74) | 38.78(±12.87) | 0.015* | |
No. of inserted pedicle screws | 98 | 252 | ||
L1 | 12 | 6 | ||
L2 | 20 | 10 | ||
L3 | 18 | 36 | ||
L4 | 24 | 91 | ||
L5 | 24 | 109 | ||
No. of breached pedicles >2 mm (grades C and D) | 0 | 33 | 0.0001* |