Table 4 Comparative study – Impact of the brace kind on evolution of FVC (forced vital capacity)
From: The carbon brace
Indicator | Groups | N | Mean | p-value | <0,05 = * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FVC evolution at the brace setting up (liters) | CMCR brace | 217 | −0,3 | 0,000 | * |
Lyon brace | 200 | −0,5 | |||
FVC evolution at brace definitive removal compared to the beginning of treatment (liters) | CMCR brace | 90 | 0,4 | 0,162 | |
Lyon brace | 82 | 0,3 |