From: Pulmonary function before and after surgical correction of scoliosis
Factors | Before | After | Difference | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
FVC% | 62.40±18.06 | 60.91±17.98 | 1.49±5.55 | 0.15 |
VC% | 60.70±17.81 | 59.17±17.52 | 1.53±5.04 | 0.11 |
FEV1% | 65.67±20.00 | 64.04±19.39 | 1.63±5.75 | 0.13 |
FEF 25–75% | 79.67±28.49 | 80.27±28.03 | -0.60±5.25 | 0.54 |
Cobb’s angle | 57.33±13.63 | 21.20±7.23 | 36.13±8.30 | <0.001* |