Table 5

Comparison of radiological and clinical outcomes to preoperative values.b

OutcomeIntraoperative (After Positioning)PostoperativeFollow-up
3 m6 m1 y2 y
Vertebral wedge angle (°)0.006 a
(−2.736)		0.001 a
(−3.461)		0.002 a
(−3.125)		0.004 a
(−2.864)		0.011 a
(−2.556)		0.016 a
(−2.413)
Regional kyphosis angle (°)0.000a
(−3.823)		0.000a
(−3.582)		0.031a
(−2.154)		0.039 a
(−2.059)		0.191
(−1.306)		0.208
(−1.258)
Coronal Cobb angle (°)0.124
(−1.538)		0.050
(−1.960)		0.088 (−1.705)0.093
(−1.681)		0.140
(−1.477)		0.196
(−1.294)
AVBH, mmN/A0.001 a
(−3.375)		0.010 a
(−2.586)		0.020 a
(−2.328)		0.158
(−1.413)		0.937
(−0.078)
PVBH, mmN/A0.112
(−1.590)		0.171
(−1.371)		0.569
(−0.569)		0.875
(−0.157)		0.556
(−0.589)
Visual Analog Score-0.000 a
(−3.742)		0.000 a
(−3.635)		0.000 a
(−3.631)		0.001 a
(−3.412)		0.001 a
(−3.190)
Oswestry Disability Index-0.000 a
(−3.736)		0.000 a
(−3.624)		0.000 a
(−3.627)		0.001 a
(−3.411)		0.001 a
(−3.184)

  • Abbreviations: AVBH, anterior vertebral body height; PVBH, posterior vertebral body height.

  • ↵a Statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).

  • ↵b Expressed as 2-tailed significance with Z score.