BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Table 3 Correlation Coefficient between Radiographic Parameters in Patients with VCF

From: Global sagittal alignment of the spine, pelvis, lower limb after vertebral compression fracture and its effect on quality of life

	TK	LL	PT	PI	SVA	TPA	KA	AA
TK	/	0.620^b	0.019	0.196^a	−0.040	− 0.054	0.010	0.085
LL	0.620^b	/	−0.161	0.393^b	−0.277^b	−0.361^b	− 0.268^b	−0.129
PT	0.019	−0.161	/	0.574^b	0.193^a	0.877^b	0.356^b	0.352^b
PI	0.196^a	0.393^b	0.574^b	/	0.077	0.493^b	0.073	0.084
SVA	−0.040	−0.277^b	0.193^a	0.077	/	0.408^b	0.250^b	0.065
TPA	−0.054	− 0.361^b	0.877^b	0.493^b	0.408^b	/	0.489^b	0.356^b
KA	0.010	−0.269^b	0.356^b	0.073	0.250^b	0.489^b	/	0.849^b
AA	0.085	−0.129	0.352^b	0.084	0.065	0.356^b	0.849^b	/

TK thoracic kyphosis, LL lumbar lordosis, PT pelvic tilt, PI pelvic incidence, SVA sagittal vertical axis, TPA T1 pelvic angle, KA kneeflex angle, AA ankleflex angle
^a Correlation significance at the 0.05 level
^b Correlation significance at the 0.01 level

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