04 June 2025 : Clinical Research
Computed Tomography-Based Morphometric Analysis of the Thoracolumbar Junction in the Young Turkish Population
Mustafa Yerli
ABCDEFG 1*, Ali Yüce ABCDEF 1, Can Burak Özkan ABCDEFG 2, Barış Arslan ABCDEF 1, Nazım Erkurt ABCDEFG 1, Mehmet Selçuk Saygılı ABCDEF 1, Tahsin Olgun Bayraktar ABCDEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948632
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948632
Table 3 The values of the T11, T12, L1, L2. and T11-L2 sagittal plane angles of the patientsexamined in the study according to age groups and sex.
| Cobb angle | Female | Male | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| T11 | |||
| 20–29 years | 5.8±4.4 | 6.5±5.1 | <0.001* |
| 30–39 years | 6.8±3.8 | 7±4.7 | 0.001* |
| value | 0.003** | <0.001** | |
| T12 | |||
| 20–29 years | 5.5±4.3 | 6.6±4.8 | 0.016* |
| 30–39 years | 7.1±6.8 | 6.7±4.9 | 0.640* |
| value | 0.205** | 0.729** | |
| L1 | |||
| 20–29 years | 2.6±4.6 | 2.8±4.8 | 0.444* |
| 30–39 years | 2.7±5.1 | 2.6±4.9 | 0.651* |
| value | 0.083** | 0.580** | |
| L2 | |||
| 20–29 years | −2.4±5.4 | −2.1±5.5 | 0.681* |
| 30–39 years | −3.1±6.2 | −3.3±5.5 | 0.026* |
| value | 0.004** | 0.728** | |
| T11-L2 | |||
| 20–29 years | 4.3±6.7 | 3.7±6.3 | 0.239* |
| 30–39 years | 4.2±6.7 | 3.6±6.4 | 0.599* |
| value | 0.872** | 0.628** | |
| * Statistical comparison of data in the same age group according to sex; ** sStatistical comparison of same-sex data according to age group. | |||