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. 2022 Oct 22;22:365. doi: 10.1186/s12893-022-01814-6

Table 3.

Pedicle screw diameter and length

Variable RAF FGF Statistic (χ2) P value
No. of screws
 Total 136 144 5.309 0.379
 T10 2 6
 T11 22 20
 T12 36 34
 L1 32 38
 L2 34 28
 L3 10 18
Mean screw diameter (range), mm
 Total 6.04 (5.0–7.0) 5.78 (5.0–6.5) − 3.067 0.000**
 T10 5.5 (5.5) 5.17 (5.0–5.5)
 T11 6.09 (5.5–7.0) 5.90 (5.5–6.5) -0.975 0.330
 T12 6.11 (5.5–7.0) 6.04 (5.5–6.5) -0.332 0.740
 L1 5.81 (5.0–6.5) 5.29 (5.0–6.0) -4.281 0.000**
 L2 6.12 (5.5–7.0) 6.07 (5.5–6.5) -0.238 0.812
 L3 6.20 (6.0–6.5) 5.94 (5.5–6.5) -2.143 0.032*
Mean screw length (range), mm
 Total 50.45 (40–55) 48.63 (40–55) -3.561 0.000**
 T10 50 (50) 48.54 (45–50)
 T11 50.00 (40–55) 49.50 (40–55) − 0.320 0.749
 T12 49.19 (45–55) 47.35 (45–55) 2.064 0.039*
 L1 50.65 (40–55) 48.96 (40–55) − 1.966 0.049*
 L2 51.18 (45–55) 49.34 (45–55) − 1.391 0.164
 L3 53.00 (50–55) 48.33 (45–55) − 3.144 0.020*

RAF robot-assisted percutaneous pedicle screw fixation, FGF fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous pedicle screw fixation

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01, statistically significant