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Comparing the summary of factor scores in all groups
| Factors | AIS adult with 30–50° scoliosis, not fused | Long fusion to sacrum, pre-fusion surgery | Long fusion to sacrum, post- surgery | Symptomatic adult with cervical degeneration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Disc narrowing | 1.6 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| Sclerosis | 0.3 | 0.9 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Osteophytes | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| Olisthesis | 1.5 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 2.0 |
