| New approach group | Traditional posterior surgery group | P |
---|---|---|---|
Cases | 21 | 29 | Â |
Age(y) | 37.7 ± 10.9 | 39.5 ± 9.7 | 0.54 |
Male | 16 | 20 | 0.574 |
Injured Level | Â | Â | 0.917 |
 L1 | 12 | 17 |  |
 L2 | 9 | 12 |  |
AO fracture classification | Â | Â | 0.974 |
 A3 | 5 | 6 |  |
 A4 | 8 | 9 |  |
 B2 | 3 | 6 |  |
 C1 | 3 | 5 |  |
 C2 | 2 | 3 |  |
TLICS score | 6.5 ± 1.9 | 6.8 ± 2 | 0.542 |