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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 15.
Published in final edited form as: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Jul 15;34(16):E579–E585. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181aa2acb

Table 5.

Comparison of the Facet Angle and Tropism at the Level of Listhesis Between the Individuals With and Without Degeneration Spondylolisthesis

Individuals
With DS
(n = 23)
Individuals
Without DS
(n = 165)
Comparison
Facet orientation 34.67 ± 11.79 48.74 ± 18.42 P < 0.0001*
Prevalence of facet tropism (difference >7°) 9 (39.1%) 61 (38.1%) P = 0.9261
*

Results of t test.

Results of χ2 test; statistically significant association at P < 0.05 level marked bold.