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Table 1 Radiographic characteristics of patients with congenital scoliosis and SCM

From: Radiographic characteristics in congenital scoliosis associated with split cord malformation: a retrospective study of 266 surgical cases

characteristics

Type I

Type II

P

Number of patient, n (%)

104 (39.1)

162 (60.9)

 

Age (yrs)

14.0 ± 6.0

14.3 ± 5.9

0.715

Sex (M/F)

28/76

48/114

0.633

Length of split segment, n

2.7 ± 1.5

5.2 ± 3.3

< 0.001*

Main curve Cobb angle (°)

71.5 ± 27.4

68.9 ± 24.1

0.434

Type of curve, n (%)

  

0.448

 Thoracic

67 (64.4)

112 (69.1)

 

 Thoracolumbar

23 (22.1)

36 (22.2)

 

 Lumbar

14 (13.5)

14 (8.6)

 

Kyphotic deformity

  

0.029 *

 With, n (%)

25 (24.0)

22 (13.6)

 

 Without

79

140

 
  1. SCM split cord malformation; * means statistical difference