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RESULTS: The correction rates of main thoracic curve (MT)-Cobb angle at immediate after surgery and postoperative follow-up (2 years) were 64% and 66%, respectively. At these two postoperative time points, the correction rates of height of thoracic vertebrae 1 to 12 (T1T12) were 10% and 12%; the correction rates of Rib-vertebra angle difference (RVAD) were 59% and 52%; the correction rates of Apical rib hump prominence (RH) were 58% and 76%; while the correction rates of Apical vertebral body-rib ratio (AVB-R) were 23% and 25%, respectively. Statistical analysis showed that all these radiological parameters at the two postoperative time points were significantly different from the preoperative values (p&lt; 0.001). There were significant correlations between MT-Cobb angle and T1-T12 height (p&lt; 0.001), RVAD (p&lt; 0.001), RH (p&lt; 0.001), and AVB-R (p&lt; 0.001). 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