Table 1.
Patient data at initial visit (measurements in the three planes computed using the 3D reconstruction of the spine)
| Test group N = 25 | Difference between groups | CtrlBrace N = 23 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | N | Paired t testa | Mean | SD | N | ||
| Coronal plane | T Cobb angle | 33° | 8° | 23 | p = 0.06 | 29° | 8° | 20 |
| L Cobb angle | 28° | 9° | 21 | p = 0.14 | 25° | 10° | 17 | |
| Transverse plane | T apical axial rotation | 9° | 3° | 23 | p = 0.41 | 7° | 6° | 20 |
| L apical axial rotation | 9° | 5° | 21 | p = 0.60 | 9° | 6° | 17 | |
| T plane of maximum curvature (angle with respect to the sagittal plane) | 68° | 17° | 23 | p = 0.28 | 63° | 23° | 20 | |
| L plane of maximum curvature (angle with respect to the sagittal plane) | 56° | 19° | 21 | p = 0.66 | 57° | 26° | 17 | |
| Sagittal plane | T4–T12 kyphosis | 25° | 15° | 25 | p = 0.91 | 25° | 12° | 23 |
| L1–S1 lordosis | 66° | 9° | 25 | p = 0.91 | 66° | 11° | 23 | |
aStatistically significantly different for p < 0.05