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Comparison of kyphosis correction to the literature
| Author | Patients | Preoperative (degrees) | Immediate postoperative (degrees) | Loss of correction (degrees) | Followup (months, years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heydemann and Gillespie [9] | 12 | 124 | 33 | 1pt | 6–57 months |
| Huang and Lubicky [13] | 6 | 126 | 22 | 3 | 2 years 11 months |
| Torode and Godette [33] | 4 | 90 | 25 | 10 | 2 years |
| McCall [22] | 17 | 111 | 15 | 6 | 4 years 9 months |
| Kadic and Verbout [15] | 3 | 102 | 47 | 0 | 3 years 3 months |
| Comstock et al. [current study] | 22 | 124 | 40 | 19 | 6 |
