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Table 3 Relationship between radiographic parameters and pelvic incidence

From: Patterns of coronal and sagittal deformities in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

 

PI < 35

mean ± SD

(range)

n = 135

PI 35–50

mean ± SD

(range)

n = 522

PI > 50

mean ± SD

(range)

n = 397

p-value^

Post-hoc pairwise comparisonwith significance adjusted byBonferroni correction

 

Group1

Low PI

Group 2

Average PI

Group 3

High PI

  

PI

29.8 ± 5.2

(3.6–34.9)

43.2 ± 4.2

(35.0–50.0)

59.2 ± 8.2

(50.1–97.2)

< 0.001*

Group 1 vs 2: < 0.001*

Group 1 vs 3: < 0.001*

Group 2 vs 3: < 0.001*

PT

−0.3 ± 8.1

(− 30.8–21.3)

7.2 ± 6.5

(− 10.8–26.2)

14.4 ± 7.5

(− 4.2–44.4)

< 0.001*

Group 1 vs 2: < 0.001*

Group 1 vs 3: < 0.001*

Group 2 vs 3: < 0.001*

SS

30.1 ± 8.3

(9.4–50.9)

36.1 ± 7.0

(14.6–57.0)

44.8 ± 7.7

(23.3–69.3)

< 0.001*

Group 1 vs 2: < 0.001*

Group 1 vs 3: < 0.001*

Group 2 vs 3: < 0.001*

PI-LL

− 12.1 ± 13.1

(− 53.0–16.3)

−3.9 ± 10.9

(− 53.2–29.2)

4.1 ± 10.5

(− 23.1–36.3)

< 0.001*

Group 1 vs 2: < 0.001*

Group 1 vs 3: < 0.001*

Group 2 vs 3: < 0.001*

LL

42.0 ± 13.2

(9.1–75.1)

47.1 ± 10.9

(14.2–90.0)

55.1 ± 10.6

(21.5–87.1)

< 0.001*

Group 1 vs 2: < 0.001*

Group 1 vs 3: < 0.001*

Group 2 vs 3: < 0.001*

TK

18.5 ± 10.3

(− 4.1–51.3)

18.2 ± 10.7

(− 24.7–69.3)

18.1 ± 10.3

(− 3.8–71.1)

0.905

 

Major curve

27.0 ± 10.4

(10.2–67.6)

26.6 ± 10.5

(10.3–85.8)

27.5 ± 10.4

(10.1–69.8)

0.431

 
  1. PI: pelvic incidence; PT: pelvic tilt; SS: sacral slope; LL: lumbar lordosis; TK: thoracic kyphosis; SD: standard deviation
  2. ^ Kruskal-Wallis test
  3. * denotes statistical significance p < 0.05