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Table 2 Load required to reach the maximum rotation angle for the specimens in the three groups during the torsion test (mean ± S.D., N∙m)

From: Initial stability of one-stage anterior debridement and cage implantation combined with anterior-lateral fixation by a dual screw-rod construct in the treatment of lumbosacral tuberculosis: a cadaveric biomechanical study

Item

I group

AF group

PF group

tI-AF

tI-PF

tAF-PF

LR

5.8 ± 0.5

7.7 ± 0.6

7.8 ± 0.5

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.820

RR

5.6 ± 0.4

7.9 ± 0.6

7.6 ± 0.5

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.259

  1. LR left rotation and RR right rotation