Magnetic resonance imaging of the erector spinae muscles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: implication for scoliotic deformities

Table 1 Information on the controls (C1 and C2) and on the DMD patients (P1 to P8) classified according to their Cobb angle.

Subjects	Cobb angle (°)	Apex level, Convexity	Group	Age (yrs)	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	BMI (kg/m²)	DFZ duration (months)	Mobility scale
C1	0	-	C	9.0	1.50	49.5	22.0	-	-
C2	0	-	C	10.0	1.53	52.0	22.2	-	-
P1	0	-	NS	15.3	1.23	36.3	24.0	115.8	1
P2	0	-	NS	13.1	1.25	29.5	19.0	93.6	3
P3	0	-	NS	10.9	1.15	34.0	25.6	50.7	5
P4	0	-	NS	13.0	1.20	28.4	19.7	99.0	8
P5	6	T9, R	PS	13.7	1.25	35.0	22.5	95.7	4
P6	10	T11, R	PS	11.8	1.28	43.3	26.4	35.7	1
P7	15	T11, L	S	14.8	1.41	38.0	19.3	79.6	6
P8	52	L3, L	S	11.8	1.48	45.0	20.7	5.5	8

When the MRI images were acquired, six of the DMD patients were still on DFZ but it had been ceased for P1 and P8, since 0.8 yr and 5.5 yrs respectively. See the Materials and methods section for information on the mobility scale.

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