Table 6.
Disc angle at various levels of lumbar discs initially and on follow-up (n=51)
| Vertebral level | Disc angle (°) |
Intergroup comparisons: p-valuea) (post hoc analysis) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial (A) | 3 mo (B) | 6 mo (C) | A-B | A-C | B-C | |
| L1–2 | 6.98±0.81 | 6.27±0.53 | 6.02±0.86 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.003 |
| L2–3 | 6.76±0.79 | 5.98±0.93 | 6.12±1.01 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.579 |
| L3–4 | 1.75±0.44 | 1.02±0.86 | 0.84±0.81 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.870 |
| L4–5 | -6.88±0.86 | -6.06±0.86 | -6.18±1.05 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.729 |
| L5–S1 | -21.35±2.90 | -19.37±2.91 | -20.00±3.30 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation. A-B means initial versus 3 months; B-C means 3 months versus 6 months; A-C means initial versus 6 months.
a)
By repeated measures analysis of variance test.