Table 1

Descriptives of the age, the rib-index, the thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbar Cobb angle of the examined girls (n = 83) with different curve types


Minimum
Maximum
Mean value
Standard Deviation
Curve type

Age (years)
7
18
11.6
3.7
Straight spines (n = 14)
Rib-Index
1.2
2.3
1.4
0.3

Thoracic Cobb





Thoracolumbar Cobb





Lumbar Cobb






Age (years)
7
16
12.4
3.1
Curves < 10° (n = 7)
Rib-Index
1.3
1.9
1.6
0.2

Thoracic Cobb


3.6°
4.5°

Thoracolumbar Cobb


1.2°


Lumbar Cobb


3.4°
4.3°


Age (years)
8
17
14.1
2.6
Thoracic Curves (n = 31)
Rib-Index
1.1
2.2
1.6
0.3

Thoracic Cobb
10°
22°
14°
2.9°

Thoracolumbar Cobb

11°
0.4°
1.98°

Lumbar Cobb

18°
4.5°



Age (years)
11
18
14.5
1.8
Thoracolumbar curves (n = 10)
Rib-Index
1.2
2.3
1.6
0.3

Thoracic Cobb

11°
1.1°
0.4°

Thoracolumbar Cobb
10°
17°
12.9°
2.6°

Lumbar Cobb



2.5°


Age (years)
8
17
13.2
2.2
Lumbar curves (n = 21)
Rib-Index
1
2.4
1.5
0.3

Thoracic Cobb

12°
3.4°
4.7°

Thoracolumbar Cobb





Lumbar Cobb
10°
24°
15°



Grivas et al. Scoliosis 2007 2:11   doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-11