Table 1.

Average wedging of thoracic and lumbar spine

AREA	No. of patients	Wedging Angle in Degrees ± SD
		2U	1U	APEX	1L	2L
Thoracic Vertebrae	141	2.1 ± 1.9	2.53 ± 2.1	3.17 ± 2.1	2.7 ± 2.0	2.11 ± 1.5
Thoracic disc	141	1.86 ± 1.7	2.37 ± 1.9	2.63 ± 1.7	2.07 ± 1.5	1.76 ± 1.3
Lumbar Vertebrae	120	1.58 ± 1.3	1.8 ± 1.4	1.85 ± 1.5	1.74 ± 1.7	1.39 ± 1.2
Lumbar Disc	120	2.52 ± 2.1	3.92 ± 2.5	5.03 ± 2.6	3.26 ± 2.5	1.98 ± 2.0

Abbreviations:

2U-second vertebra/disc above apex

1U-first vertebra/disc above apex

1L-first vertebra/disc below apex

2L-second vertebra/disc below apex