Table 2 Frontal and sagittal spinal parameters at pre-brace, in-brace and final visits
From: 3D spinal and rib cage predictors of brace effectiveness in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Subgroups | Visit | Thoracic Cobb (°) | Lumbar Cobb (°) | Thoracic AVR (°) | Lumbar AVR (°) | Kyphosis (°) | Lordosis (°) | Frontal balance (mm) | Sagittal balance (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stable, n = 31 | Pre-Brace | 27.2 ± 9.0 | 14.5 ± 10.3 | −7.3 ± 5.1 | 9.4 ± 3.5 | 22.7 ± 12.3 | 51.6 ± 9.2 | 1.46 ± 1.4 | −5.9 ± 9.9 |
In-Brace | 10.7 ± 8.4 | 6.0 ± 9.6 | −0.6 ± 3.7 | 4.1 ± 0.9 | 17.8 ± 8.8 | 47.3 ± 6.3 | 0.54 ± 1.3 | 0.6 ± 6.3 | |
Final | 26.4 ± 7.6 | 17.0 ± 8.9 | – | – | – | – | 1.32 ± 1.8 | – | |
Progressed, n = 14 | Pre-Brace | 24.9 ± 10.5 | 8.1 ± 11.3 | −6.7 ± 3.3 | 5.1 ± 4.8 | 19 ± 11.1 | 50.8 ± 16.3 | 2.06 ± 1.1 | −3.4 ± 12.8 |
In-Brace | 14.2 ± 9.7 | 4.8 ± 11.5 | −2.4 ± 2.3 | 1.5 ± 3.2 | 17.1 ± 5.4 | 39.9 ± 7.3 | 0.99 ± 1.0 | −2.8 ± 8.8 | |
Final | 39.2 ± 14.3 | 23.5 ± 11.4 | – | – | – | – | 1.08 ± 2.3 | – |