Research Article

Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn Alloy Pedicle Screw Improves Internal Vertebral Fixation by Reducing Stress-Shielding Effects in a Porcine Model

Table 1

The strain resistance of Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn and Ti-6A1-4V fixation groups under forward flexion loading before fixation (με, ×10−6).

Measuring pointsSample 1Sample 2Sample 3Sample 4Sample 5Sample 6Mean ± SD

1
 EG130131133127124129129 ± 3
 RG138145133140137143139 ± 4
2
 EG126125129130134127129 ± 3
 RG127134139136129135133 ± 5
3
 EG155148159161155150155 ± 5
 RG157153156161159164158 ± 4
4
 EG165156160163152157159 ± 5
 RG165159163157160159161 ± 3
5
 EG128123127131130129128 ± 3
 RG126135133130128129130 ± 3
6
 EG125127129132128123127 ± 3
 RG129126134133125127129 ± 4
7
 EG161168164158167159163 ± 4
 RG159164162159169168164 ± 4
8
 EG172169159177175171171 ± 6
 RG170165170157165172167 ± 5
9
 EG188195193189191192191 ± 3
 RG184188197189196190191 ± 5
10
 EG191186187192196191191 ± 4
 RG187190186195188193190 ± 4
11
 EG192189202193188197194 ± 5
 RG189191200195192201195 ± 5
12
 EG200197195199192189195 ± 4
 RG196188190200196196194 ± 4
13
 EG188194192197201196195 ± 4
 RG192198188192205200196 ± 6
14
 EG194199189193194187193 ± 4
 RG189195192183187195190 ± 5