Table 5.
The pedicle width in two different age groups of patients with Lenke type 1 curves (≤15 vs. ≥16 years) presented at levels where pedicle width was significant smaller at the upper thoracic levels and at the scoliotic apex as shown in Table 1
| Level and side | Patients ≤15 years (n = 30) | Patients ≥16 years (n = 31) | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median | Range | Mean ± SD | Median | Range | ||
| T2 R | 4.2 ± 1 | 4.2 | 2.1–5.8 | 4.6 ± 1.2 | 4.5 | 1.5–7.6 | 0.25 |
| T3 R | 2.7 ± 1 | 2.7 | 0.9–5 | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.8–6.6 | 0.27 |
| T4 R | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.9–4 | 2.6 ± 1 | 2.8 | 1–5.5 | 0.91 |
| T5 R | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.3 | 1.3–5.5 | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 3.2 | 0.8–5.1 | 0.61 |
| T7 L | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 3.3 | 1.6–5.2 | 3.2 ± 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.2–5.9 | 0.91 |
| T8 L | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 3.2 | 1.6–5.3 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | 3.2 | 1.2–4.8 | 0.86 |
| T9 L | 4 ± 1.1 | 4 | 1.8–6.4 | 4 ± 0.9 | 4 | 1.6–6.1 | 0.67 |