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Table 3 Biomechanical values (median, (Q1, Q3)) for lateral bending and axial rotation in all groups

From: Biomechanical evaluation of combined short segment fixation and augmentation of incomplete osteoporotic burst fractures

Axial rotation

NZ

 

EZ

 

sNZ

 

sEZ

 
 

[°]

 

[°]

 

[°]

 

[°]

 

1) Intact specimen

4.2 (2.2, 5.9)

100%

13.0 (5.8, 15.8)

100%

0.24 (0.18, 0.64)

100%

1.10 (1.06, 2.52)

100%

2) Fractured

6.8 (6.4, 8.0)

161%

16.7 (15.3, 18.4)

129%

0.15 (0.10, 0.23)

71%

0.93 (0.83, 1.12)

85%

3) Biseg. instrument.

4.1 (3.2, 5.2)

97%

13.2 (12.1, 14.3)

102%

0.51 (0.24, 0.61)

214%

0.99 (0.87, 1.13)

90%

4) HA

3.4 (3.0, 4.9)

81%

12.5 (8.9, 14.6)

96%

0.50 (0.26, 0.64)

209%

1.10 (0.94, 1.26)

101%

5) VP

6.6 (5.5, 7.5)

156%

16.6 (15.0, 19.7)

128%

0.16 (0.11, 0.22)

67%

0.95 (0.84, 1.08)

87%

Lateral bending

NZ

 

EZ

 

sNZ

 

sEZ

 
 

[°]

 

[°]

 

[°]

 

[°]

 

1) Intact specimen

9.3 (3.9, 14.6)

100%

12.8 (3.8, 17.0)

100%

0.28 (0.23, 1.11)

100%

0.73 (0.62, 1.40)

100%

2) Fractured

19.8 (13.1, 20.5)

213%

16.4 (12.0, 19.2)

128%

0.12 (0.09, 0.16)

42%

0.62 (0.51, 0.74)

85%

3) Biseg. instrument.

8.2 (6.4, 12.7)

88%

12.1 (8.5, 14.4)

94%

0.41 (0.39, 0.62)

147%

0.75 (0.63, 0.90)

103%

4) HA

8.0 (6.2, 13.1)

86%

11.9 (8.0, 14.1)

93%

0.38 (0.34, 0.55)

136%

0.73 (0.65, 0.90)

99%

5) VP

16.6 (13.5, 20.6)

179%

17.1 (13.7, 21.0)

134%

0.14 (0.10, 0.15)

50%

0.63 (0.57, 0.81)

86%

  1. In addition, all data are also presented normalized by the intact performance (as a percentage of prefractured values).