Table 2.

Outcome measurement data

	Group A (n = 36)	Group B (n = 36)	P value
Mean change between before and after operation
Cobb angle (°)	−37.69 ± 6.62	−36.56 ± 4.87	0.408
Sagittal T5–T12 (°)	2.89 ± 5.44	1.19 ± 2.95	0.106
T10–L2 Cobb (°)	−0.72 ± 4.20	0.14 ± 4.59	0.409
LIV tilt (cm)	−15.72 ± 5.20	−15.22 ± 5.36	0.689
Plumb line deviation from the CSVL (cm)	−0.89 ± 0.97	−0.57 ± 1.03	0.179
Thoracic curve correction (%)	72.86 ± 10.51	70.09 ± 9.20	0.238
Thoracic curve flexibility (%)	68.36 ± 10.02	64.38 ± 8.92	0.080

P values are based on independent two-sample t test