Research Article

Motion of Lumbar Endplate in Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis Patients with Different Cobb Angle In Vivo: Reflecting the Biomechanics of the Lumbar Disc

Table 3

Comparison of translation ranges (mm) between normal participants and DLS patients ( and ).

LevelL1-L2L2-L3L3-L4L4-L5L5-S1
Axis

Flexion-extension
 A group
 B group
 Normal
Left-right bending
 A group
 B group
 Normal
Left-right torsion
 A group
 B group
 Normal

Mean values were presented as ± standard deviation. Rotation around axis: , , and . DLS: degenerative lumbar scoliosis; : mediolateral axis; : anteroposterior axis; : craniocaudal axis; A group: coronal ; B group: coronal .