Table 3 Quality of life scores between partially and full time braced patients at long-term follow up

SF-36^a

Physical functioning

80.0 (±16.9)

79.5 (±19.9)

0.78^b

Limitation due to physical

85.3 (±17.6)

83.9 (±22.0)

0.97^b

Limitation due to emotional

79,4 (±23.3)

83.9 (±20.9)

0,28^b

Energy

61.0 (±20.1)

62.2 (±22.8)

0.73^b

Emotional

64.4 (±21.5)

70.1 (±21.9)

0.19^b

Social functioning

81.6 (±22.2)

85.1 (±23.6)

0.31^b

Pain

80.2 (±18.7)

71.8 (±24.4)

0.18^b

General Health

66.3 (±17.6)

69.1 (±21.7)

0,37^b

Health change

52.9 (±19.2)

55.9 (±18.9)

0.52^b

Total

73.8 (±14.4)

74.9 (±17.4)

0.46^b

Oswestry Disability Index

Pain Intensity

0.47 (±0.78)

0.57 (±0.96)

0.83^b

Personal Care

0.06 (±0.23)

0.12 (±0.32)

0.37^b

Lifting

1.5 (±0.82)

1.55 (±0.86)

0.97^b

Walking

0.94 (±0.88)

0.79 (±0.89)

0.42^b

Sitting

1.09 (±0.57)

1.14 (±0.56)

0.67^b

Standing

1.74 (±0.66)

1.57 (±0.73)

0.27^b

Sleeping

0.38 (±0.49)

0.36 (±0.53)

0.72^b

Sex Life

0.29 (±0.52)

0.24 (±0.48)

0.61^b

Social Life

0.47 (±0.82)

0.69 (±0.92)

0.24^b

Travelling

0.91 (±0.45)

0.93 (±0.74)

0.99^b

Total

15.7 (±8.72)

15.9 (±11.04)

0.64^b