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Table 2 Actual and simulated self-correction results of thoracic Cobb angle compared to reference standing posture and associated stiffness indices

From: Global postural re-education in pediatric idiopathic scoliosis: a biomechanical modeling and analysis of curve reduction during active and assisted self-correction

Patient

Presenting deformity (standing posture)

Actual self-correction (% correction)

Self-correction simulation (% correction)

Reaction force at thoracic apex

Self-correction’s stiffness index

 

deg

deg (%)

deg (%)

N

N/deg

P1

45

30 (33)

35 (22)

68

7

P2

25

19 (24)

21 (17)

27

6

P3

40

25 (37)

27 (33)

29

2

P4

33

23 (29)

24 (27)

22

2

P5

36

23 (35)

31 (15)

64

12

P6

23

16 (29)

12 (47)

8

1

P7

42

39 (7)

42 (2)

16

21

P8

36

17 (53)

27 (27)

52

5

P9

39

26 (34)

32 (19)

77

10

P10

28

22 (19)

25 (11)

24

8

P11

25

28 (−15)

28 (−13)

1

−0,40

P12

37

27 (29)

30 (19)

39

5

P13

45

29 (36)

30 (33)

79

5

P14

11

4 (61)

4 (66)

27

4

P15

30

9 (69)

15 (50)

100

7

P16

31

15 (53)

24 (25)

80

10

Mean ± sd [min - max]

33 ± 9 [11–45]

22 ± 9 [4–39]

25 ± 9 [4–42]

45 ± 30 [1–100]

7 ± 5 [0–21]