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Table 1 Recorded parameters

From: Biomechanical analysis of reduction technique for lumbar spondylolisthesis: anterior lever versus posterior lever reduction method

 

Anterior lever reduction

Posterior lever reduction

p Value

Torque of Cobb (N-cm)

116 ± 7.7

155 ± 21

<  0.001**

Angular motion of Cobb (degree)

53.22 ± 4.1

37.96° ± 2

<  0.001**

Displacement of vertebral body (mm)

 L4 (backward displacement)

7.35 ± 1.52

6.74 ± 0.97

0.02*

 L5 (forward displacement)

1.57 ± 0.25

0.87 ± 0.25

<  0.001**

Change of lordotic angle (Δ degree)

−2.39 ± 1.52

− 4.88 ± 1.94

<  0.001**

Total axial force of the model (N)

16.38 ± 4.51

40.8 ± 4.54

<  0.001**

Total torque of the model (N-cm)

9 ± 3.9

12 ± 5.1

0.003**

  1. Student’s t-test, *p <  0.05, **p <  0.01; Mean values are presented ± SD