Table 1 The demographic and surgical characteristics of the patients
From: Long-term outcome of posterior spinal fusion for the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Characteristic | Mean ± SD or number (%) |
|---|---|
Age at the time of study (years) | 20.5 ± 6.8 |
Age at the time of surgery (years) | 14.4 ± 5.1 |
Post-operative follow-up (years) | 5.6 ± 3.2 |
Gender | |
• Male | 7 (15) |
• Female | 35 (85) |
Distal fusion level | |
• L1 | 1 (2) |
• L2 | 11 (25) |
• L3 | 14 (33) |
• L4 | 15 (35) |
• L12 | 2 (5) |
Fusion device | |
• Screw | 27 (63) |
• Hook | 15 (27) |