Research Article

Digital Anatomy to Improve Screw Insertion Techniques for Plate-Screw Fixation of the Pubic Body

Table 1

Measured parameters for the inner screw (±s).

GenderScrew Length, L1 (mm)MAIA (°)MPIA# (°)

Male (n=40)47.07±4.0814.06±8.91-13.30±10.72
Female (n=40)45.95±3.9310.74±9.95-10.25±9.60
Total (n=80)46.51±4.0112.40±9.53-11.78±10.22
t value1.2611.573-1.341
P value>0.05>0.05>0.05

Note: and P are the results of inter-sex comparisons. #For the MPIA, a negative value indicates that the screw was posterior to the reference line.