Table 2 Distribution of curve patterns and Cobb angles (n = 132)
From: Assessment of angle velocity in girls with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Observation group | Braced group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 88) | (n = 44) | ||
Curve type: | |||
Lumbar | 41 (46.6%) | 10 (22.7%) | |
Thoracic | 16 (18.2%) | 9 (20.5%) | >0.05 |
Thoracolumbar | 17 (19.3%) | 9 (20.5%) | >0.05 |
Double curve | 14 (15.9%) | 16 (36.4%) | <0.001 |
Cobb angle: | |||
- At time of maximal angle growth (1 year before menarche) | 11.8 (SD 3.1) | 25.0 (SD 6.21) | <0.001 |
- At time of menarche | 13.4 (SD 4.46) | 24.0 (SD 12.28) | <0.001 |