Treatment of stiff thoracic scoliosis by thoracoscopic anterior release combined with posterior instrumentation and fusion

Table 2 Cobb angle measurements of all cases (°)

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4	Case 5	Case 6	Case 7	Case 8	Case 9	Case 10	Case 11	Mean
Pre-operative Standing View	65	76	75	78	61	82	80	70	70	76	75	74
Pre-operative Fulcrum Bending View	43	41	45	45	40	46	45	53	44	45	51	45
Post-operative Fulcrum Bending View	35	28	40	30	N/A	34	32	36	30	34	40	34^Δ
Post-operative Standing View	32	28	30	28	26	29	28	33	22	32	35	31*
Correction Rate (%)	50.7	63.2	60	64.1	57.4	64.6	65	52.9	68.6	57.9	57.1	58.1
Fulcrum Flexibility (%)	46.2	63.2	46.7	61.5	N/A	58.5	60	48.6	57.1	55.3	50	57.1
FBCI (%)	109	100	128	104	N/A	110	108	109	120	105	114	102

Note 1: Compare with pre-operative fulcrum bending view ^ΔP < 0.05, * P < 0.05
Note 2: Unable to take post-operative fulcrum bending radiograph for case 5 due to post-operative wound pain

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