From: Can preoperative magnetic resonance imaging be used for sagittal kyphotic flexibility assessment in patients with kyphosis secondary to symptomatic old osteoporotic thoracolumbar fracture?
Position
Mean RKA
Mean SK flexibility(95% CI)
Standing (°)
48.0 ± 12.4
Suspine MRI (°)
34.4 ± 10.6
13.6 (95% confidence interval 11.4–15.8)
Intraoperative prone (°)
32.0 ± 9.7
16.1 (95% confidence interval 13.7–18.5)