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If you read Table 2, using method #1
T4-T11 in 1990 was 47 - 24 in 2005
L1-L4 in 1990 was 26 - 10 in 2005
Method #1:
Values for Cobb angle represent means and standard deviation from triplicate readings by each of three readers independent of this study, according to protocols defined by Goldberg et al. [66].
Reference 66: Goldberg MS, Poitras B, Mayo NE, Labelle H, Bourassa R, Cloutier R: Observer variation in assessing spinal curvature and skeletal development in AIS.
Spine 1988 , 13:1371-1378. PubMed Abstract | Publisher Full Text
If you read Table 2, using method #1
T4-T11 in 1990 was 47 - 24 in 2005
L1-L4 in 1990 was 26 - 10 in 2005
Method #1:
Values for Cobb angle represent means and standard deviation from triplicate readings by each of three readers independent of this study, according to protocols defined by Goldberg et al. [66].
Reference 66: Goldberg MS, Poitras B, Mayo NE, Labelle H, Bourassa R, Cloutier R: Observer variation in assessing spinal curvature and skeletal development in AIS.
Spine 1988 , 13:1371-1378. PubMed Abstract | Publisher Full Text
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