The clinical and radiological outcomes of a transfacet pedicle-sparing approach for directly addressing the compression of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures with retropulsion

Table 2 Mean and standard deviation of quantitative variables

Variable	Mean	Standard deviation	Statistical analysis
Age	45.42	8.71	N/A
Follow Up	21.19	4.42	N/A
Body Mass Index	22.97	2.17	N/A
Pre- operative VBCR (%)	67.22	5.31	P = 0.038
Post- operative VBCR (%)	57.13	4.58	P = 0.038
Pre- operative PAHC (%)	69.34	5.07	P = 0.031
Post- operative PAHC (%)	60.28	4.97	P = 0.031
Pre- operative Cobb(°)	14.21	4.11	P = 0.011
Post- operative Cobb(°)	8.73	4.03	P = 0.011
Pre- operative Canal compromise (%)	61.21	5.33	P < 0.001
Post- operative Canal compromise (%)	9.72	1.73	P < 0.001
Pre- operative ODI	58.6	6.06	P < 0.001
Last follow up ODI	7.36	2.01	P < 0.001

VBCR: Vertebral body compression rate; PAHC: percentage of anterior height compression; ODI: Oswestry Disability Index

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