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Table 2 PIAs between the left and right sides, and between men and women (°)

From: An imaging anatomical study on percutaneous vertebral augmentation for thoracic spine via the unilateral transverse process-pedicle approach

Level

PIA

Side

p

Gender

p

Left

Right

Men

Women

T1

Amax

52.26 ± 8.45

51.19 ± 8.48

0.011*#

52.89 ± 8.80

50.56 ± 7.99

0.048*#

Amid

40.57 ± 6.20

40.98 ± 6.07

0.185

40.98 ± 6.39

40.56 ± 5.87

0.569#

Amin

28.85 ± 6.10

27.82 ± 6.15

0.121#

27.72 ± 6.19

28.95 ± 6.04

0.155

T2

Amax

41.65 ± 5.57

41.58 ± 6.28

0.656#

42.60 ± 5.62

40.63 ± 6.08

0.003*#

Amid

33.08 ± 4.47

33.61 ± 4.76

0.066

33.44 ± 4.36

33.26 ± 4.88

0.552#

Amin

24.98 ± 5.14

23.78 ± 4.35

0.009*#

24.01 ± 4.37

24.75 ± 5.16

0.271

T3

Amax

35.32 ± 4.01

34.81 ± 3.96

0.070

35.98 ± 4.09

34.15 ± 3.67

0.001*#

Amid

28.33 ± 3.12

28.82 ± 3.05

0.039*

28.79 ± 3.07

28.35 ± 3.10

0.316

Amin

21.98 ± 3.71

21.09 ± 3.72

0.009*

21.05 ± 3.28

21.99 ± 4.09

0.074

T4

Amax

32.51 ± 2.70

32.17 ± 3.42

0.202

32.95 ± 3.25

31.74 ± 2.77

0.008*#

Amid

26.15 ± 2.35

26.65 ± 2.67

0.082#

26.40 ± 2.60

26.40 ± 2.46

0.641#

Amin

20.35 ± 3.42

19.79 ± 3.82

0.106

19.41 ± 3.46

20.41 ± 3.69

0.010*

T5

Amax

31.12 ± 2.51

31.04 ± 2.78

0.788

31.64 ± 3.08

30.51 ± 1.96

0.002*

Amid

24.98 ± 2.19

25.38 ± 2.35

0.102

25.06 ± 2.50

25.29 ± 2.03

0.484

Amin

19.32 ± 3.76

18.24 ± 3.79

0.004*#

17.96 ± 3.85

19.60 ± 3.59

0.002*

T6

Amax

30.93 ± 2.56

30.66 ± 2.98

0.395

31.17 ± 3.03

30.41 ± 2.45

0.081#

Amid

24.58 ± 2.01

24.56 ± 2.90

0.954

24.55 ± 2.82

24.58 ± 2.12

0.939

Amin

19.11 ± 3.51

17.03 ± 4.43

< 0.001*

17.71 ± 4.20

18.42 ± 4.04

0.232

T7

Amax

30.18 ± 2.37

30.29 ± 2.61

0.731

30.18 ± 2.60

30.29 ± 2.38

0.741

Amid

24.47 ± 2.15

24.07 ± 2.26

0.127

24.06 ± 2.35

24.48 ± 2.06

0.188

Amin

18.62 ± 3.05

16.15 ± 3.98

< 0.001*

17.00 ± 3.29

17.78 ± 4.14

0.146

T8

Amax

30.63 ± 2.76

31.05 ± 2.72

0.149

30.60 ± 2.89

31.08 ± 2.58

0.308#

Amid

24.51 ± 2.19

24.42 ± 2.33

0.727

24.10 ± 2.36

24.83 ± 2.09

0.005*#

Amin

18.24 ± 3.35

16.25 ± 4.25

< 0.001*

16.73 ± 3.73

17.77 ± 4.10

0.007*#

T9

Amax

31.47 ± 3.90

31.51 ± 2.73

0.931

31.18 ± 3.13

31.80 ± 3.55

0.187#

Amid

25.07 ± 2.69

24.81 ± 2.40

0.232

24.61 ± 2.69

25.27 ± 2.36

0.068

Amin

18.61 ± 3.34

16.53 ± 4.52

< 0.001*#

17.26 ± 4.10

17.88 ± 4.10

0.182#

T10

Amax

33.56 ± 3.27

33.11 ± 3.28

0.151

32.98 ± 3.31

33.69 ± 3.21

0.123

Amid

26.29 ± 2.63

26.09 ± 2.65

0.414

25.71 ± 2.64

26.67 ± 2.55

0.009*

Amin

18.85 ± 3.59

16.92 ± 4.39

< 0.001*

17.19 ± 4.11

18.58 ± 4.02

0.015*#

T11

Amax

37.82 ± 5.75

35.86 ± 4.32

< 0.001*#

36.45 ± 5.04

37.23 ± 5.28

0.174#

Amid

28.25 ± 4.14

27.92 ± 2.93

0.044*#

27.83 ± 3.13

28.34 ± 3.97

0.046*#

Amin

18.49 ± 3.74

16.45 ± 4.28

< 0.001*#

17.05 ± 4.29

17.89 ± 3.96

0.289#

T12

Amax

39.29 ± 5.29

39.08 ± 5.14

0.713#

38.35 ± 5.08

40.03 ± 5.22

0.008*#

Amid

29.55 ± 2.78

30.18 ± 2.91

0.022*#

29.34 ± 3.12

30.39 ± 2.47

0.009*

Amin

18.08 ± 5.04

17.85 ± 4.84

0.511#

18.00 ± 3.95

17.93 ± 5.77

0.365#

Mean

Amax

35.56 ± 7.62

35.20 ± 7.36

< 0.001*#

35.51 ± 7.72

35.14 ± 7.25

0.199#

Amid

27.98 ± 5.60

28.12 ± 5.75

0.176#

27.91 ± 5.81

28.20 ± 5.54

0.007*#

Amin

20.46 ± 5.15

18.99 ± 5.60

< 0.001*#

19.25 ± 5.25

20.18 ± 5.56

< 0.001*

  1. Abbreviations: PIA, puncture inclination angle; Amax, the maximum PIA; Amid, the middle PIA; Amin, the minimum PIA.
  2. Data was expressed by mean ± standard deviation.
  3. * indicates significant differences between left and right or men and women (p < 0.05).
  4. # indicates measured data with non-normality.