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Health-Related Quality of Life Assessment in Idiopathic Early-Onset Scoliosis Treated by Serial Mehta Casting

Ahmed Sleem
International Journal of Spine Surgery June 2022, 16 (3) 554-558; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8253
Ahmed Sleem
1Orthopedic Department, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt
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    Demographic and Radiological DataMean ± SDMedian (Range)
    Age at initial cast, mo23.8 ± 9.8824 (11–39)
    Age at final cast, mo66.13 ± 7.0367 (53–75)
    Follow-up period, mo42.33 ± 6.3742 (32–55)
    Precast Cobb angle, °56.8 ± 12.01a 61 (40–73)
    Final Cobb angle, °26.4 ± 19.12a 22 (8–75)
    % of correction54.68 ± 28.3761.40 (−20.97 to 83.82)
    • ↵a The difference between the precast Cobb and final Cobb angle was statistically significant (P = 0.0008).

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    EOSQ-24 score of each domain and correlation with the final Cobb angle arranged in ascending manner according to the strength of correlation.

    EOSQ-24 Score
    EOSQ-24 DomainMean ± SDMedian (Range)Correlation Coefficient With Final Cobb Angle P Value
    Financial impact75.00 ± 23.1575 (25–100)−0.360.19
    Fatigue /energy level74.17 ± 19.1775 (37.5–100)−0.570.03
    Transfer75.00 ± 18.9075 (50–100)−0.580.02
    Parental impact74.00 ± 20.5575 (35–95)−0.650.008
    Physical function75.56 ± 19.7975 (25–100)−0.670.006
    Daily living75.00 ± 20.5975 (37.5–100)−0.700.004
    Satisfaction60.83 ± 24.0375 (12.5–87.5)−0.760.0009
    Pulmonary function75.83 ± 23.8475 (37.5–100)−0.780.0006
    General health65.0 ± 19.0262.5 (37.5–87.5)−0.800.0003
    Pain/discomfort73.33 ± 17.5975 (50–100)−0.820.0002
    Emotion72.5 ± 29.2075 (12.5–100)−0.92< 0.0001
    • EOSQ-24, 24-item early-onset scoliosis questionnaire.

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