Table 4.
Curve characteristics over time for maximal curve at each time point and by curve type by surgical intervention group and for all subjects
| Time point | Maximal curve | Proximal thoracic | Mid-thoracic | Thoracolumbar/lumbar | RVAD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Range | |
| Operative | ||||||||
| Presentation | 57 | 32 ± 9.5 | 17–50 | 16 ± 7.3 | 30 ± 10.9 | 21 ± 9.8 | 9 ± 7.8 | 0–28 |
| In-brace | 60 | 17 ± 8.2 | 2–39 | 12 ± 7.5 | 15 ± 9.0 | 12 ± 7.7 | ||
| Brace end | 61 | 53 ± 12.3 | 19–93 | 28 ± 10.8 | 51 ± 14.2 | 37 ± 14.3 | 14 ± 12.3 | 1–51 |
| Preoperative | 61 | 61 ± 12.1 | 38–93 | 28 ± 11.3 | 59 ± 13.1 | 39 ± 15.5 | ||
| Non-operative | ||||||||
| Presentation | 28 | 26 ± 5.0 | 12–37 | 11 ± 6.9 | 24 ± 6.9 | 19 ± 5.9 | 10 ± 8.4 | 0–38 |
| In-brace | 29 | 12 ± 5.4 | 4–24 | 8 ± 5.9 | 8 ± 5.6 | 9 ± 5.7 | ||
| Brace end | 30 | 22 ± 13.0 | 5–53 | 15 ± 11.3 | 20 ± 13.9 | 16 ± 7.8 | 7 ± 6.3 | 0–34 |
| Last follow-up | 25 | 23 ± 15.4 | 2–57 | 12 ± 11.4 | 22 ± 16.0 | 16 ± 10.4 | ||
| Entire cohort | ||||||||
| Presentation | 83 | 30 ± 8.6 | 12–50 | 14 ± 7.4 | 28 ± 10.1 | 20 ± 8.7 | 9 ± 7.8 | 0–38 |
| In-brace | 87 | 16 ± 7.7 | 2–39 | 10 ± 7.2 | 13 ± 8.6 | 11 ± 7.2 | ||
| Brace end | 91 | 43 ± 19.2 | 5–93 | 23 ± 12.5 | 41 ± 20.1 | 30 ± 16.0 | 14 ± 12.3 | 0–51 |
All values are reported in degrees (°)
SD, standard deviation; RVAD rib vertebral angle difference