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Descriptives of the age, the rib-index, the thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbar Cobb angle of the examined girls (n = 83) with different curve types |
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| Minimum |
Maximum |
Mean value |
Standard Deviation |
Curve type |
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| Age (years) |
7 |
18 |
11.6 |
3.7 |
Straight spines (n = 14) |
| Rib-Index |
1.2 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
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| Thoracic Cobb |
0° |
0° |
0° |
0° |
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| Thoracolumbar Cobb |
0° |
0° |
0° |
0° |
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| Lumbar Cobb |
0° |
0° |
0° |
0° |
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| Age (years) |
7 |
16 |
12.4 |
3.1 |
Curves < 10° (n = 7) |
| Rib-Index |
1.3 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
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| Thoracic Cobb |
0° |
9° |
3.6° |
4.5° |
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| Thoracolumbar Cobb |
0° |
8° |
1.2° |
3° |
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| Lumbar Cobb |
0° |
8° |
3.4° |
4.3° |
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| Age (years) |
8 |
17 |
14.1 |
2.6 |
Thoracic Curves (n = 31) |
| Rib-Index |
1.1 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
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| Thoracic Cobb |
10° |
22° |
14° |
2.9° |
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| Thoracolumbar Cobb |
0° |
11° |
0.4° |
1.98° |
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| Lumbar Cobb |
0° |
18° |
4.5° |
6° |
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| Age (years) |
11 |
18 |
14.5 |
1.8 |
Thoracolumbar curves (n = 10) |
| Rib-Index |
1.2 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
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| Thoracic Cobb |
0° |
11° |
1.1° |
0.4° |
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| Thoracolumbar Cobb |
10° |
17° |
12.9° |
2.6° |
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| Lumbar Cobb |
0° |
8° |
1° |
2.5° |
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| Age (years) |
8 |
17 |
13.2 |
2.2 |
Lumbar curves (n = 21) |
| Rib-Index |
1 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
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| Thoracic Cobb |
1° |
12° |
3.4° |
4.7° |
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| Thoracolumbar Cobb |
0° |
0° |
0° |
0° |
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| Lumbar Cobb |
10° |
24° |
15° |
4° |
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Grivas et al. Scoliosis 2007 2:11 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-11 |
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