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. 2013 Oct 27;23(3):536–542. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-3065-1

Table 2.

Correction of the coronal plane and sagittal plane

Preoperative Postoperative Final follow-up
Valuea Valuea Improvement (%) P value Valuea Improvement (%) P value
The coronal plane
  Segmental curve (°) 63.0 ± 16.7 (43–90) 12.8 ± 8.1 (3–26) 80.6 <0.001 13.1 ± 8.7 (5–29) 80.4  <0.001
  Main curve (°) 65.3 ± 16.2 (45–92) 13.4 ± 8.5 (3–27) 80.5 <0.001 13.8 ± 9.1 (5–30) 80.0  <0.001
  Compensatory cranial curve (°) 25.8 ± 16.6 (5–53) 10.6 ± 11.7 (0–33) 70.8 <0.001 11.7 ± 12.3 (0–34) 65.9  <0.001
  Compensatory caudal curve (°) 32.4 ± 11.9 (17–57) 6.4 ± 6.0 (0–15) 82.7 <0.001 7.1 ± 7.2 (0–20) 81.4  <0.001
  Coronal balance (cm) −1.0 ± 1.7 (−3.5 to 3) 0.0 ± 1.0 (−1.0 to 1.9) 0.064 0.0 ± 0.9 (−1.0 to 1.5) 0.060
The sagittal plane
  Segmental kyphosis (°) 41.3 ± 24.5 (12–76) 16.8 ± 16.5 (−10 to 45) <0.001 17.0 ± 16.8 (−12 to 45) <0.001
  Thoracic kyphosis (°) 34.2 ± 15.6 (15–61) 28.6 ± 7.7 (16–42) 0.199 30.7 ± 8.6 (18–43) 0.404
  Lumbar lordosis (°) −48.8 ± 24.0 (−71 to −5) −44.2 ± 12.5 (−60 to −25) 0.328 −46.9 ± 13.1 (−67 to −29) 0.685
  Sagittal balance (cm) 0.9 ± 1.9 (−3.2 to 3) 0.6 ± 1.4 (−2.8 to 2.7) 0.531 0.6 ± 1.8 (−3.0 to 3.5) 0.517

aThe values are given as the mean ± standard deviation, with the range in parentheses

bAccording to the paired Student’s t test, with the level of significance set at P < 0.05