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

Table 4 The apoptosis indexes(PARP 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	2.45 ± 0.31	2.27 ± 0.39	2.67 ± 0.52
	Concave side	2.56 ± 0.6	2.41 ± 0.67	2.37 ± 0.35
Proliferative & Hypertrophic zone	Convex side	31.13 ± 6.79	32.70 ± 6.45*	31.69 ± 6.36
	Concave side	31.37 ± 4.26^#	24.00 ± 7.24*^#+	32.02 ± 6.02⁺

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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