Table 1.
Summary of the patients’ data.
| Patients (no.) | Age (yr)/sex | Levels | Follow-up (mo) | Kyphosis angle (º) | Frankel grade | Fusion (mo) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE | ▲POST | ▼FFU | PRE | POST | FFU | |||||
| 1 | 23/M | T8–T9 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 11 | A | B | D | 4 |
| 2 | 47/F | T9–T10 | 36 | 12 | 8.4 | 10 | A | B | E | 5 |
| 3 | 48/F | T8–T9 | 48 | 14 | 10.6 | 11 | C | D | E | 5 |
| 4 | 56/M | T6–T7 | 48 | 15 | 10 | 10 | B | C | D | 6 |
| 5 | 57/M | T9–T10 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 9 | B | C | E | 5 |
| 6 | 37/M | T5–T6 | 24 | 18 | 10.2 | 12 | A | B | D | 4 |
| 7 | 42/F | T7–T8 | 24 | 13 | 7.2 | 8 | A | B | E | 5 |
| 8 | 29/M | T8–T9 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 6 | B | D | E | 4 |
| 9 | 32/F | T10–T11 | 36 | 16 | 8.8 | 10 | C | D | E | 4 |
| 10 | 48/F | T10–T11 | 24 | 20 | 10.3 | 12 | C | D | E | 5 |
| 11 | 45/F | T9–T10 | 36 | 18 | 9.6 | 11 | A | C | D | 6 |
| 12 | 55/M | T9–T10 | 48 | 14 | 9.8 | 11 | B | C | E | 6 |
| 13 | 24/M | T9–T10 | 24 | 11 | 5.6 | 7 | A | C | E | 5 |
| 14 | 62/M | T8–T9 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 11 | B | D | E | 6 |
| 15 | 74/F | T7–T8 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 10 | C | D | D | 8 |
| 16 | 61/F | T6–T7 | 36 | 13 | 6.4 | 6 | C | D | E | 6 |
| Mean values | 46.3 ± 14.5 | 35.6 ± 9.6 | 15.0 ± 3.4 | 9.1 ± 1.9 | 9.7 ± 1.9 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | ||||
FFU = final follow-up, P = .041, POST = 4 weeks postoperation, PRE = preoperation, t = –2.239, t = 8.969.
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Analyzed by paired t-test, comparing 4 weeks postoperative with preoperative in Kyphosis angle, P = .000, ▼Analyzed by paired t-test, comparing final follow-up with 4 weeks postoperative in Kyphosis angle.