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. 2007 Feb 9;16(9):1335–1342. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0320-3

Table 6.

Explanation of predicted postoperative standing lumbar Cobb angle (PLC) as described by Mason et al. [14]

PLC = (LC × 0.738) + (TC × −0.075) + (BTC × 0.250) − 8.030
PLC: predicted postoperative lumbar Cobb angle
LC: preoperative lumbar Cobb angle
TC: preoperative thoracic Cobb angle
BTC: preoperative bending thoracic Cobb angle