Table 4.

Average (range) of VET-ratio for CAP and VETERAN groups

Vertebral Level	Gertzbein and Robbins classification score
	CAP group							VETERAN group
	Grade A	Grade B in medial breach	Grade C in medial breach	Grade D in medial breach	Grade B in lateral breach	Grade C in lateral breach	TCT	Grade A	Grade B in medial breach	Grade B in lateral breach	TCT
T5								30
T6	22 (22–22)
T7	26 (4–34)						38	22
T8	33 (25–44)
T9	33 (26–44)						43				39
T10	34 (12–49)	59 (58–61)					34 (17–43)	38 (38–39)
T11	33 (17–48)						28 (16–39)	33 (24–46)			42
T12	31 (16–50)	43 (37–50)	56				28 (20–39)	31 (25–36)	39		34 (32–36)
L1	33 (7–50)	46 (42–51)	51 (50–52)		26 (20–35)	6		32 (19–43)		16
L2	35(19–50)	40	61		23	18 (12–21)		34 (26–42)		17
L3	33(16–47)			63	12 (8–17)			31 (19–43)
L4	30 (16–48)	56				6		26 (20–31)
L5	22 (6–32)	53						24 (24–24)
Total	32 (4–50)	51 (37–61)	55 (50–61)	63	22 (8–35)	13 (6–21)	31 (16–46)	32 (19–46)	39	17 (16–17)	33 (24–39)

T thoracic vertebra, L lumbar vertebra, TCT transcostovertebral approach