Table 2.

Angle of kyphosis at presentation and at 5 years (data compiled from three MRC reports)

Kyphosis (°)	HK rada	HK debb	B debc	B ambd	Ke
On admission	26	25	28	24	35
60 months	23	33	37	31	56

^aHong Kong center, radical debridement & strut grafting group

^bHong Kong center, debridement only group

^cBulawayo, Rhodesia center, debridement group

^dBulawayo, Rhodesia center, ambulatory chemotherapy group

^eAverage for Masan and Pusan in Korea, conservative treatment groups