And here's a comparison of SRS-22 scores (higher is more satisfaction) from braced and surgical kids long term. The brace data is 20 years out, from the study I quoted previously, and the surgical is 10 years out from this study (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2200705/), based on the current instrumentation
Braced patients 20 years out:
SRS-22: pain 4.2 (0.8), mental health 4.2 (0.7), self-image 3.9 (0.7), function 4.1 (0.6), satisfaction with treatment 3.7 (1.0).
Surgical patients with current instrumentation 10 years out:
SRS-22 questionnaire for general self-image, function, mental status, pain, and satisfaction from treatment were 3.8±0.7, 3.6±0.7, 4.0±0.8, 3.6±0.8, and 4.6±0.3, respectively at the last follow-up visit.
You have to kind of move them around to get them to line up right, but the braced kids are fine and they're 10 years longer down the road then the surgical kids.
Braced patients 20 years out:
SRS-22: pain 4.2 (0.8), mental health 4.2 (0.7), self-image 3.9 (0.7), function 4.1 (0.6), satisfaction with treatment 3.7 (1.0).
Surgical patients with current instrumentation 10 years out:
SRS-22 questionnaire for general self-image, function, mental status, pain, and satisfaction from treatment were 3.8±0.7, 3.6±0.7, 4.0±0.8, 3.6±0.8, and 4.6±0.3, respectively at the last follow-up visit.
You have to kind of move them around to get them to line up right, but the braced kids are fine and they're 10 years longer down the road then the surgical kids.
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