Table 1.
Topographic classification of patients included in the study
| Type | % | Localization | % | Convexity | % | Type of curve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single |
53.42% |
Thoracic |
16.44% |
Right |
15.07% |
Typical |
| |
|
|
|
Left |
1.37% |
Atypical |
| |
|
Thoraco-lumbar |
21.92% |
Right |
6.85% |
Atypical |
| |
|
|
|
left |
15.()7% |
Atypical |
| |
|
Lumbar |
l5.07 |
Right |
0.00% |
Atypical |
| |
|
|
|
left |
15.07% |
Typical |
| Double |
43.84% |
Thoracic-Lumbar |
20.55% |
Right-Left |
19.18% |
Typical |
| |
|
|
|
Left-Right |
1.37% |
Atypical |
| |
|
Thoracic Thoracolumbar |
17.81% |
Right Left |
12.33% |
Typical |
| |
|
|
|
Left-Right |
5.48% |
Atypical |
| |
|
Double thoracic (proximal-distal) |
5.48% |
Right-Left |
1.37% |
Atypical |
| |
|
|
|
Left-Right |
4.11% |
Typical |
| Triple |
2.74% |
Double Thoracic-Thoracolumbar |
2.74% |
Left-Right-Left |
2.74% |
Typical |
| Right Left Right | 0.00% | Atypical |
For analysis’ purposes, patients were also classified in terms of typical and atypical curves, the first ones including thoracic right, thoracolumbar/lumbar left and Moe type, the second ones for the opposite convexities.