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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
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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