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. 2014 Apr 29;39(10):E601–E606. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000284

TABLE 2. Values of the Different Parameters Measured at the First Visit and Their P Values.

Parameters Nonprogressive Progressive P
Kyphosis 25 20.6 0.02
Lordosis 47.1 45.6 0.45
2D Cobb angle 21.3 23.4 0.2
3D Cobb angle 30 27.8 0.2
Angle of plane of maximal curvature 51.4 63.5 0.001
Apical vertebral body wedging 2.5 2.5 0.9
Apical disk wedging 5.8 6 0.6
Upper curve disk wedging 3.5 4 0.2
Lower curve disk wedging 6.5 6.1 0.6
Apical intervertebral rotation 5.7 8.1 0.006
Upper curve intervertebral rotation 2.4 2.8 0.2
Lower curve intervertebral rotation 1.6 1.9 0.3
T12–L1 intervertebral rotation 2.1 1.9 0.6
Torsion 3.1 4.5 0.02
T6 width slenderness 56.9 55.3 0.09
T6 depth slenderness 67 65 0.05
T12 width slenderness 54.3 52.5 0.1
T12 depth slenderness 70.3 67.2 0.03
L4 width slenderness 52.1 50.3 0.009
L4 depth slenderness 76.5 73.5 0.007
T1–L5 width slenderness 11.5 11.3 0.05
T1–L5 depth slenderness 15.3 14.9 0.005

3D indicates 3-dimensional; 2D, 2-dimensional.