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Table 3 Vertebral height ratios for the major curve in the neuromuscular scoliosis (NS) group and the main and compensatory curves in the idiopathic scoliosis (IS) group

From: Differences in vertebral morphology around the apical vertebrae between neuromuscular scoliosis and idiopathic scoliosis in skeletally immature patients: a three-dimensional morphometric analysis

Characteristic

Anterior

Middle

Posterior

NS Group

 Major curve

0.970 ± 0.048

0.934 ± 0.081

0.958 ± 0.043

IS Group

 Main curve

0.897 ± 0.072

0.832 ± 0.086

0.883 ± 0.059

 Compensatory curve

0.968 ± 0.045

0.942 ± 0.067

0.967 ± 0.046

  1. Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations