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. 2013 Oct;22(10):2202-10.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2799-0. Epub 2013 May 7.

Association of clinical parameters of operatively treated thoracolumbar fractures with quality of life parameters

Ulrich Thormann  1 , Hans-Josef Erli, Marc Brügmann, Gabor Szalay, Gudrun Schlewitz, Hans-Christoph Pape, Reinhard Schnettler, Volker Alt
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Association of clinical parameters of operatively treated thoracolumbar fractures with quality of life parameters

Ulrich Thormann et al. Eur Spine J. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Purpose: The intention of the current work was to assess the association between clinical parameters and seven different quality of life (QoL) instruments after surgical treatment of thoracolumbar spinal fractures after an average follow-up of 4.2 years.

Methods: The following human-related quality of life and PRO measures of 66 patients were correlated to clinical parameters such as fingertip-to-floor distance (FFD), Schober measurement, pressure and percussion pain in the lumbopelvine area (PPP), and paravertebral muscle tension: reALOS, SF-36, VAS, VAS spine score, BDI, the GBB-24, and the IES-R.

Results: Overall, there was a significant association between the clinical parameters of the thoracolumbar spine such as PPP, paravertebral muscle tension, FFD and Schober's sign on one side, and the seven tested instruments on the other side.

Conclusions: PPP and FFD as well as a small Schober measurement are clinical parameters which significantly influence QoL after surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures.

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Percentaged HRQoL results of patients with or without pressure/percussion pain (*p < 0.05)
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Percentaged HRQoL results of patients with painful or painless paravertebral muscle tension (*p < 0.05)
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Percentaged HRQoL results of patients with more or less FFD than the median (*p < 0.05)
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Percentaged HRQoL results of patients with a bigger or smaller Schober measurement (*p < 0.05)
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Percentaged HRQoL results of patients with a bigger or smaller Ott measurement (*p < 0.05)
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