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Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery

Table 2 Comparison between short-segment fixation and long-segment fixation as regards the angle of correction

From: Short-segment posterior fixation with index level screws versus long-segment posterior fixation for thoracolumbar spine fracture: angle of correction and pain

Angle correction

Short segment

Long segment

t test

Mean

±SD

Mean

±SD

t

P value

Angle pre-op

19.34

3.63

19.08

4.00

.609

.546

Angle post-op

6.98

2.86

6.49

2.59

.812

.421

3 months

8.11

2.09

7.81

2.27

.356

.723

6 months

8.23

2.10

8.11

2.19

− .060

.952

9 months

8.34

2.26

8.60

2.60

− 1.055

.297

1 year

8.14

1.90

8.62

2.60

− 1.573

.123

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