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Table 2 The comparison between PJK and Non-PJK patients

From: Postoperative proximal junctional kyphosis correlated with thoracic inlet angle in Lenke 5c adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients following posterior surgery

Variables

PJK

(n = 23)

Non-PJK

(n = 75)

P value

Age (years)

15.3 ± 2.6

15.7 ± 2.6

0.49

Risser sign

2.9 ± 1.7

3.5 ± 1.5

0.08

Extended fusion

14/23

24/75

0.01

TK(°)

 Pre

27.4 ± 13.7

18.7 ± 8.3

 < 0.01*

 Post

26.6 ± 7.4

20.6 ± 7.5

 < 0.01*

 Follow

31.8 ± 10.2

21.5 ± 8.1

 < 0.01*

GTK (°)

 Pre

35.8 ± 12.2

26.4 ± 11.8

 < 0.01*

 Post

37.7 ± 8.2

29.1 ± 10.1

 < 0.01*

 Follow

42.2 ± 9.2

30.3 ± 10.4

 < 0.01*

TIA (°)

 Pre

74.6 ± 4.8

64.5 ± 6.2

 < 0.01*

 Post

73.5 ± 5.1

65.5 ± 6.5

 < 0.01*

 Follow

74.3 ± 5.0

64.9 ± 6.3

 < 0.01*

T1 tilt(°)

 Pre

19.0 ± 8.3

14.0 ± 9.2

0.02*

 Post

22.1 ± 7.5

15.0 ± 9.4

 < 0.01*

 Follow

24.2 ± 7.2

16.0 ± 8.5

 < 0.01*

PJA (°)

 Pre

9.4 ± 4.1

8.7 ± 4.3

0.50

 Post

16.7 ± 4.5

9.5 ± 4.7

 < 0.01*

 Follow

24.5 ± 6.6

11.8 ± 4.9

 < 0.01*

 Increasing PJK

15.1 ± 4.9

3.0 ± 3.4

 < 0.01*

LL(°)

 Pre

55.2 ± 11.8

50.6 ± 10.7

0.09

 Post

54.4 ± 9.1

50.0 ± 8.8

0.04*

 Follow

57.1 ± 8.6

50.9 ± 9.0

0.01*

PI(°)

 Pre

46.1 ± 11.0

45.6 ± 9.7

0.84

 Post

45.9 ± 10.9

45.8 ± 10.0

0.96

 Follow

45.6 ± 10.7

45.6 ± 10.0

0.99

PT(°)

 Pre

6.5 ± 7.8

6.9 ± 7.4

0.80

 Post

8.1 ± 8.6

9.2 ± 6.4

0.50

 Follow

7.9 ± 7.8

8.8 ± 7.4

0.62

SS(°)

 Pre

39.6 ± 8.3

38.6 ± 7.7

0.61

 Post

37.7 ± 7.4

36.6 ± 7.5

0.52

 Follow

37.7 ± 7.7

36.9 ± 8.0

0.65

PI-LL(°)

 Pre

-9.1 ± 12.1

-5.1 ± 11.2

0.14

 Post

-8.5 ± 11.0

-4.2 ± 9.0

0.06

 Follow

-11.5 ± 9.8

-5.2 ± 9.5

0.01*

SVA (mm)

 Pre

-10.4 ± 36.0

-7.7 ± 25.3

0.69

 Post

-4.2 ± 22.7

-8.3 ± 25.4

0.50

 Follow

-9.3 ± 19.5

-8.2 ± 25.3

0.85

  1. TL/L means Thoracolumbar/lumbar curve, T means Thoracic, TK means Thoracic kyphosis, GTK means Global thoraicic kyphosis, TIA means Thoracic inlet angle, PJA Proximal junctional angle, PJK means Proximal junctional kyphosis, CL means Cervical lordosis, LL means Lumbar lordosis, PI means Pelvic incidence, PT means Pelvic tilt, SS means Sacral slope, SVA means Sagittal vertical axis
  2. *means P < 0.05