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Mean magnitude (± standard deviation) of the main thoracic curve and thoracolumbar/lumbar curve and the Th/TL ratio for each of the three curve patterns |
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| TH pattern |
DM pattern |
TL pattern |
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| MT Curve |
42.1 (± 17.2) |
38.6 (± 20.3) |
14.3 (± 8.4)* |
| TL/L Curve |
20.9 (± 7.9) |
34.4 (± 12.6)* |
25.5 (± 10.3) |
| Cobbmax |
42.1 (± 17.2) |
40.1(± 19.5) |
25.5 (± 10.3)* |
| Th/TL ratio |
2.0 (± 0.39)* |
1.08 (± 0.24)* |
0.54 (± 0.19)* |
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*Mean significantly different as compared to the other groups (P < 0.05) | |||
Bago et al. Scoliosis 2007 2:12 doi:10.1186/1748-7161-2-12 |
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