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Table 3 SRAs 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

Side

p

Gender

p

Left

Right

Men

Women

T1

23.41 ± 7.31

23.37 ± 7.85

0.952

25.17 ± 7.66

21.61 ± 7.07

0.001*#

T2

16.67 ± 5.29

17.80 ± 5.40

0.008*

18.59 ± 5.05

15.88 ± 5.34

< 0.001*

T3

13.34 ± 4.24

13.73 ± 4.58

0.228

14.93 ± 4.22

12.16 ± 4.16

< 0.001*

T4

12.16 ± 3.60

12.37 ± 4.29

0.537

13.53 ± 3.77

11.00 ± 3.73

< 0.001*#

T5

11.80 ± 4.18

12.80 ± 4.37

0.011*#

13.69 ± 4.48

10.90 ± 3.62

< 0.001*

T6

11.82 ± 4.08

13.63 ± 4.48

< 0.001*

13.45 ± 4.23

12.00 ± 4.41

0.018*

T7

11.56 ± 3.55

14.14 ± 4.50

< 0.001*#

13.18 ± 3.64

12.52 ± 4.76

0.116#

T8

12.39 ± 4.27

14.80 ± 4.87

< 0.001*

13.87 ± 4.32

13.31 ± 5.10

0.128#

T9

12.86 ± 4.55

14.98 ± 5.05

< 0.001*#

13.92 ± 4.11

13.92 ± 5.61

0.454#

T10

14.71 ± 4.52

16.19 ± 5.11

< 0.001*

15.78 ± 4.82

15.11 ± 4.92

0.308#

T11

19.33 ± 6.66

19.41 ± 6.20

0.329#

19.40 ± 6.50

19.35 ± 6.37

0.996#

T12

21.21 ± 8.19

21.23 ± 7.43

0.640#

20.35 ± 6.24

22.10 ± 9.05

0.382#

Mean

15.11 ± 6.53

16.20 ± 6.40

< 0.001*#

16.32 ± 6.20

14.99 ± 6.71

< 0.001*#

  1. Abbreviations: SRA, safe range of the puncture inner inclination angle.
  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.