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Table 3 Range of motion of four fixations with different loading

From: Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures by short-segment pedicle screw fixation using a combination of two additional pedicle screws and vertebroplasty at the level of the fracture: a finite element analysis

Loading mode

S-L

S-I

S-L-C

S-I-C

Flexion

1.03°

0.95°

0.98°

0.87°

Extension

1.05°

0.98°

1.00°

0.92°

Left bending

2.92°

2.67°

2.75°

2.57°

Right bending

2.80°

2.54°

2.61°

2.51°

Left rotation

2.60°

2.32°

2.46°

2.23°

Right rotation

2.60°

2.32°

2.46°

2.23°

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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