From: Thoracic pedicle classification determined by inner cortical width of pedicles on computed tomography images: its clinical significance for posterior vertebral column resection to treat rigid and severe spinal deformities—a retrospective review of cases
Type of thoracic pedicles
No. of thoracic pedicles instrumented
No. of thoracic pedicles accurately instrumented
Accuracy of thoracic pedicles instrumented (%)
A
441
363
82.31
B
235
196
83.40
C
280
224
80.00
D
142
43
30.28
Total
1098
826
75.23