Histomorphological study of the spinal growth plates from the convex side and the concave side in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Table 3 The apoptosis indexes(TUNEL indexes) (Mean ± SD) between the convex side and the concave side of the vertebral growth plate (%)

Locations		Upper end	Apex	Lower end
Resting zone	Convex side	3.67 ± 0.89	3.89 ± 0.9	2.47 ± 0.39
	Concave side	3.46 ± 0.45	3.76 ± 0.4	2.56 ± 0.68
Proliferative & Hypertrophic zone	Convex side	36.09 ± 6.72^#	41.23 ± 5.55*^#+	36.67 ± 6.31⁺
	Concave side	33.82 ± 4.71^#	26.13 ± 5.89*^#+	35.70 ± 4.32⁺

Note: * indicates statistical significant between convex side and concave side(P < 0.05);^# indicates statistical significant between upper end vertebrae and apex vertebrae(P < 0.05); ⁺indicates statistical significant between lower end vertebra and apex vertebrae(P < 0.05)

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