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Table 3 Radiographic assessment of preoperative, postoperative and the final follow-up data

From: Comparison of loss of correction between PSO and VCD technique in treating thoracolumbar kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis, a minimum 2 years follow-up

Parameters

Group

Preoperative

Postoperative

p

Final follow-up

p

Correction

Loss of correction

GK (°)

PSO

62.26 ± 14.80*

24.61 ± 12.99a

< 0.001

26.92 ± 16.00b

< 0.05

37.65 ± 9.16*

2.31 ± 6.23

VCD

76.43 ± 17.45*

27.31 ± 14.01a

< 0.001

29.60 ± 14.64b

< 0.05

49.13 ± 9.87*

2.29 ± 4.02

LL (°)

PSO

-1.48 ± 8.32

-35.18 ± 25.84*a

< 0.001

-34.47 ± 24.69*

0.338

33.69 ± 24.08*

-

VCD

1.15 ± 8.74

-43.78 ± 13.62*a

< 0.001

-43.74 ± 13.36*

0.914

44.93 ± 11.73*

-

SVA (mm)

PSO

170.94 ± 36.98

58.37 ± 25.77a

< 0.001

62.42 ± 25.72

0.265

112.57 ± 29.36

-

VCD

173.54 ± 55.30

62.71 ± 48.15a

< 0.001

64.44 ± 49.39

0.574

110.83 ± 35.68

OA (°)

PSO

33.84 ± 5.23*

33.70 ± 5.51*

0.659

VCD

44.10 ± 8.14*

43.95 ± 7.97*

0.430

KPNS (°)

PSO

30.58 ± 11.62

34.49 ± 12.06b

< 0.001

VCD

32.19 ± 11.98

35.60 ± 13.49b

< 0.001

DIDW (°)

PSO

-6.45 ± 4.75

-6.32 ± 4.95

0.872

VCD

-8.26 ± 4.22

-7.98 ± 3.67

0.640

AIL (°)

PSO

19.76 ± 14.47

19.56 ± 13.85

0.454

VCD

13.11 ± 8.42

13.42 ± 7.81

0.200

PJA (°)

PSO

11.88 ± 5.51

14.24 ± 6.86b

< 0.001

VCD

14.03 ± 6.96

16.33 ± 7.27b

< 0.001

  1. AIL angle of instrumented levels, DIDW the sum of distal non-fused intervertebral disc wedging, GK global kyphosis, KPNS kyphotic angle of proximal non-fused segment involved in the global kyphosis, LL lumbar lordosis, OA osteotomized vertebra angle, PJA proximal junctional angle, PSO pedicle subtraction osteotomy, SVA sagittal vertical axis, VCD vertebral column decancellation
  2. *Significant difference between 2 groups: p < 0.05
  3. aSignificant difference between preoperative and postoperative values: p < 0.05
  4. bSignificant difference between postoperative and final follow-up values: p < 0.05