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. 2010 Jan 6;19(5):691–698. doi: 10.1007/s00586-009-1266-4

Table 3.

Kyphotic angles at instrumented fusion levels

Case no. Instrumented fusion levels/(no. of discs) Preop. kyphotic angle (°) Spinal mobility (°) Spinal mobility per disc (°) Postop. kyphotic angle (°)
Supine position Prone position Sitting position
19 T6–L2/(8) 15 23 25 10 1.3 23
20 T1–T10/(9) 27 32 35 8 0.9 32
21 T1–L1/(12) 40 47 51 11 0.9 49
22 T1–T10/(11) 23 26 34 11 1.2 32
23 T2–T10/(8) 30 37 40 10 1.3 38
24 T1–T11/(10) 25 33 45 20 2.0 37
Average ± SD 26.7 ± 1.3 33.0 ± 8.5 38.3 ± 9.1 11.7 ± 4.2 1.3 ± 0.4 35.2 ± 8.6

Spinal mobility = Preop. kyphotic angle in sitting position − preop. kyphotic angle in supine position