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Table 2 Accuracy of thoracic pedicle screws in four types of thoracic pedicles determined by the morphological classification method of Lenke et al.[6]

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