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Table 5 Postoperative recovery of local kyphosis Cobb angle

From: Comparison of anterior or posterior approach in surgical treatment of thoracic and lumbar tuberculosis: a retrospective case–control study

 

Cobb Angle† (°)

Group

Preoperative

Postoperative

Last follow-up

Correction

Loss

Residual

Anterior

16.7

(1.8–33.8)

5.9

(− 2.1–19.1)

11.2

(− 1.9–22.8)

10.2

(3.9–16.5)

3.2

(1.0–5.8)

6.0

(1.7–11.6)

Posterior

15.1

(− 13.2–24.9)

8.7 (− 17.6–19.0)

12.5

(− 17.1–25.1)

6.4

(− 0.3–16.7)

2.4

(0.5–7.9)

0.6

(− 3.3–6.3)

P

0.294

0.733

0.733

0.047*

0.852

0.070

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. † “ + ”means kyphosis, “–”means lordosis
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