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Table 2 Statistical analysis of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 21 pediatric deformity patients

From: Safety and efficacy of posterior vertebral column resection in complex pediatric deformities

 

Total (n = 21)

Sex

 Male

7 (33.3%)

 Female

14 (66.7%)

Age (years)

 Mean ± SD.

15.2 ± 3.5

 Median (Min.–Max.)

16 (5–19)

Pathology

 Congenital scoliosis

4 (19%)

 Congenital kyphoscoliosis

6 (28.6%)

 AIS

7 (33.3%)

 Neuromuscular scoliosis

3 (14.3%)

 Postlaminectomy kyphoscoliosis

1 (4.8%)

COBB

 Preoperative

  Mean ± SD.

82.9 ± 23.9

  Median (Min.–Max.)

88 (33–140)

 Postoperative

  Mean ± SD.

28.8 ± 14.2

  Median (Min.–Max.)

29 (7–62)

 2 years postoperative

  Mean ± SD.

30.2 ± 14.9

  Median (Min.–Max.)

30 (7–65)

Estimated blood loss

 Mean ± SD.

2816.7 ± 1441.5

 Median (Min.–Max.)

3200 (350–5500)

Monitoring

 No

8 (38.1%)

 Yes

13 (61.9%)

Operative time (min)

 Mean ± SD.

339 ± 84.3

 Median (Min.–Max.)

360 (180–440)

Follow-up (months)

 Mean ± SD.

26.3 ± 3.1

 Median (Min.–Max.)

25 (24–36)

Self-image domain

 Preoperative

  Mean ± SD.

2.3 ± 0.5

  Median (Min.–Max.)

2.2 (1.6–3.2)

 Postoperative

  Mean ± SD.

3.9 ± 0.4

  Median (Min.–Max.)

4 (3–4.4)

  t0 (p)

11.892 (< 0.001*)

  1. p value is bold because it is the only test of the significance in the table
  2. t0: paired t-test
  3. p: p value for comparing between preoperative and postoperative self-image domain
  4. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05