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Table 1 P-values, showing significant differences within all pairs of study groups, formed between Group 1 (USS), Group 2 (POLY) and Group 3 (MONO), with regard to the initial and secondary torsional stiffness (the latter after 20,000 cycles)

From: Biomechanical investigation of a minimally invasive posterior spine stabilization system in comparison to the Universal Spinal System (USS)

Group pairs

Torsional stiffness, Nm/deg

Initial

Secondary

USS-MONO

0.002

0.002

USS-POLY

0.001

0.001

MONO-POLY

0.015

0.047