Skip to main content

Table 2 Summary of outcome scores

From: Health-related quality-of-life in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients 25 years after treatment

Outcome Measure

Boston brace

Harrington rod instrumentation

p-value

Scoliosis Research Society – 22R

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

 Function

4.21 (0.82)

4.30 (0.83)

0.281

 Pain

3.73 (0.95)

3.86 (0.97)

0.262

 Self-Image

3.60 (0.94)

3.83 (0.82)

0.161

 Mental

3.99 (0.74)

4.07 (0.77)

0.442

 Satisfaction

3.46 (0.91)

4.33 (0.76)

0.000

Short Form - 36

   

 Physical Composite Summary

47.87 (10.26)

47.54 (11.20)

0.780

 Mental Composite Summary

50.38 (11.32)

53.07 (9.24)

0.070

EuroQOL 5D

   

 Score

0.82 (0.15)

0.85 (0.16)

0.213