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Table 1 Patient characteristics between IGCA and non-IGCA groups

From: A novel integrated global coronal aligner helps prevent post-operative standing coronal imbalance in adult spinal deformity patients fused to pelvis: technical notes and preliminary results

 

IGCA

Non-IGCA

t/χ2 value

P value

Patient No.

27

25

  

Sex (M:F)

2:25

6:19

2.745

0.098#

Age at surgery (yr)

63.5 ± 6.4

65.2 ± 8.0

−0.863

0.392*

Instrumented levels

9.6 ± 2.2

8.8 ± 2.8

1.142

0.259*

UIV (T10 or above: below)

21:6

15:10

1.926

0.165#

Osteotomy grades

1.9 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.3

0.552

0.583*

Osteotomy levels

3.5 ± 1.0

3.1 ± 0.8

1.327

0.191*

  1. Results are given as the number or the mean ± standard deviation (SD) unless otherwise stated
  2. *Independent t test
  3. # Chi-square test
  4. IGCA indicates integrated global coronal aligner, UIV Upper instrumented vertebra
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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