| |
Age
|
Risser sign Median(range)
|
Curve size Mean±SD
|
Treatment modalities
|
|---|
|
Mean±SD
|
Brace Surgery Observation* Discharged
|
|---|
|
Patient him/herself
|
15.4±1.9
|
4 (0 to 5)
|
40.6±15.6
|
8.0
|
24.5
|
24.0
|
36.0
|
|
Parents/family/ friends
|
14.5±2.0
|
3 (0 to 5)
|
38.8±14.5
|
21.9
|
27.5
|
26.7
|
24.0
|
|
Primary physicians
|
14.8±2.1
|
4 (0 to 5)
|
35.8±14.4
|
18.1
|
24.5
|
23.4
|
34.0
|
|
Hospital specialists
|
15.6±2.4
|
4 (0 to 5)
|
39.2±15.8
|
16.7
|
25.0
|
16.7
|
41.7
|
|
Allied health care provider
|
14.5±2.5
|
4 (0 to 5)
|
35.3±13.5
|
28.1
|
17.7
|
24.0
|
30.2
|
|
Non-allied health care provider
|
14.5±2.1
|
4 (0 to 5)
|
38.3±15.8
|
6.3
|
31.3
|
43.8
|
18.8
|
- * After 6 months observation.
