Table 2.
Radiological effects
| Pt IDa | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | P valueb |
| cobb t prec | 23.5(6.1) | 38.7(8.1) | 29.5(2.3) | 12(19.6) | 11.7(15.2) | 18.6(14.0) | 23(10.0) | 31.1(17.0) | 43.5(3.0) | |
| cobb t postc | 16.2(12.2) | 33.3(8.1) | 33.1(3.3) | 3.8(6.4) | 7.1(4.5) | 7.3(11.7) | 24.4(16.4) | 33.3(15.5) | 28.4(3.0) | 0.015** |
| cobb l pred | 40.9(7.3) | 21(9.8) | 11.6(13.8) | 3.6(16.3) | 22.7(9.6) | 14.5(12.1) | 16.5(12.0) | 31.5(14.0) | 41.8(10.4) | |
| cobb l postd | 37.3(5.4) | 20.4(0.1) | 12(1.4) | 1(2.6) | 26(6.8) | 6.5(3.6) | 18.8(1.7) | 28.2(18.3) | 39.1(3.2) | 0.038** |
| RA conc pree | 46.6 | 60.6 | 75.8 | 62.5 | 78.6 | 55.1 | 65.5 | 72.2 | 73.6 | |
| RA conc poste | 73 | 64 | 65.8 | 58.6 | 64.4 | 56.4 | 78.5 | 68.6 | 75 | 0.953 |
| RA conv pref | 72.6 | 80.3 | 58.5 | 62.7 | 76.9 | 55.4 | 63.9 | 73.5 | 70.5 | |
| RA conv postf | 69.7 | 69.4 | 54.5 | 69.6 | 83.2 | 63.4 | 58.6 | 61.1 | 69.1 | 0.594 |
| RVAD preg | − 26 | − 19.7 | 17.3 | − 0.2 | 1.7 | − 0.3 | 1.6 | − 1.3 | 3.1 | |
| RVAD postg | 3.3 | − 5.4 | 11.3 | − 11 | − 18.8 | − 7 | 19.9 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 0.594 |
| Pt IDh | Pre Pt1 | Post Pt1 | Pre Pt2 | Post Pt2 | Pre Pt3 | Post Pt3 | Pre Pt4 | Post Pt4 | Pre Pt5 | Post Pt5 |
| TuppVi | Th3 | Th5 | Th6 | Th6 | Th5 | Th4 | Th5 | Th6 | Th4 | Th4 |
| TlowV | Th11 | Th11 | Th12 | Th12 | L1 | L1 | Th11 | L3 | Th11 | Th11 |
| ThoNMj | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| T apexk | Th7 | Th7 | Th9 | Th9 | Th10 | Th10 | Th9 | Th10 | Th7 | Th8 |
| LuppV | Th9 | Th10 | Th12 | Th12 | Th12 | Th12 | Th10 | Th12 | Th10 | Th10 |
| LlowV | L4 | L4 | L4 | L4 | L4 | L5 | L4 | L4 | L4 | L4 |
| LumNM | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| L apex | L1 | L1 | L2 | L2 | L2 | L2 | L1 | L2 | L2 | L1 |
| Pt IDh | Pre Pt6 | Post Pt6 | Pre Pt7 | Post Pt7 | Pre Pt8 | Post Pt8 | Pre Pt9 | Post Pt9 | P valuel | |
| TuppV | Th1 | Th1 | Th7 | Th4 | Th4 | Th5 | Th5 | Th5 | ||
| TlowV | L3 | L4 | Th12 | Th12 | Th12 | Th12 | Th11 | Th12 | 0.508 | |
| ThoNM | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.201 | |
| T apex | Th9 | Th10 | Th9 | Th9 | Th7 | Th8 | Th8 | Th8 | 1.00 | |
| LuppV | Th11 | Th12 | Th12 | Th12 | Th11 | Th11 | Th11 | Th11 | ||
| LlowV | L4 | L5 | L4 | L4 | L4 | L5 | L4 | L4 | 0.180 | |
| LumNM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.023*** | |
| L apex | L2 | L3 | L2 | L2 | L2 | L2 | L1 | L2 | 1.00 |
aPre- and post-injection values for patient ID
bSignificance level after Wilcoxon signed-rank test (**significant at a level < 0.05)
cPre- and post-injection thoracic Cobb’s angle
dPre- and post-injection lumbar Cobb’s angle
ePre- and post-injection rib vertebrae angle on the concave side
fPre- and post-injection rib vertebrae angle on the convex side
gPre- and post-injection rib vertebrae angle difference
hPre- and post-injection values for patient ID
iUpper and lower levels for measurement of Cobbs angle (T thoracic, L lumbar)
jMeasurements of Nash and Moe’s classification (Tho thoracic, Lum lumbar)
kApex vertebra (T thoracic, L lumbar)
lSignificance level after Wilcoxon signed-rank test or binomial test (***significant at a level < 0.05)