Elisabetta DAgata

Manuel Rigo

Monica Villagrasa

Scoliosis

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Health related quality of life in untreated and
treated patients with AIS. Study II: the impact of
treatment
Manuel Rigo1*, Monica Villagrasa1, Elisabetta DAgata2
From 11th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities - SOSORT 2014
Annual Meeting
Wiesbaden, Germany. 8-10 May 2014
Background
The relationship between scoliosis magnitude, HRQL
and Self Perception of Trunk Deformity is not clear. To
better understand this, a prospective data collection
including age, main thoracic and lumbar or thoracolum-
bar Cob angle, Trunk Asymmetry Perception Scale
TAPS (1), SRS-22 (2,3) and current treatment was
started involving all patients with idiopathic scoliosis
attending a rehabilitation clinic, 10 years of age or older
at the time of consultation. The data have been retro-
spectively analyzed and are presented in several studies.
This is the study II.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to determine whether patients
showed differences in their HRQL depending on the
type of treatment.
Methods
N 240; mean age 19.3 y + 10.3 (10-62), mean Cobb
thoracic 33.7º + 13.8, lumbar or thoracolumbar 29.7 +
12.7. At the time of consultation patients were or had
been untreated or treated (exercises exclusively, Chê-
neau brace + Scoliosis Physiotherapy Exercises, other
braces, surgery). Statistics: SPSS.
Results
Untreated patients: N 76; Mean Cobb Thoracic 19º;
Lumbar/TL 17.5º; Means SRS-22 Pain 21.07; SRS-22
MH 19.64; SRS-22 SI 18.66; SRS-22 F 22.38; SRS-22 Sub
Total 81.83. Treated with Exercises exclusively: N 36;
Thoracic 24.6º; Lumbar/TL 22.4º; Pain 21.19; MH 20.11;
SI 18.94; F 21.75; Sub Total 82.03. Treated with Chê-
neau+SPE: N 56; Thoracic 29º; Lumbar/TL 22.2º; Pain
22.75; MH 20.20; SI 19.55; F 22.71; Sub Total 85.25.
Treated with other braces: N 69; Thoracic 34º; Lumbar/
TL 24º; Pain 22.07; MH 20.06; SI 18.25; F 22.65; Sub
Total 83.03.
No significant differences between the untreated
group, exercises and other braces. Chêneau+SPE showed
better scores in Pain and Function, with bigger curves,
in comparison with untreated and treated only with
exercises and in SI, with lower curves, in comparison
with those treated with other braces.
Discussion and conclusions
This type of study does not allow to drawn final conclu-
sions but it shows that HRQL seems to be similar in
untreated (with milder curves) and treated patients
(with bigger curves), all attending a rehabilitation clinic
for medical advice or for control, suggesting some posi-
tive treatment impact.
Authors’ details
1Elena Salva Institut, Barcelona, Spain. 2Institut Reçerca Vall Hebron,
Barcelona, Spain.
Published: 4 December 2014
doi:10.1186/1748-7161-9-S1-O77
Cite this article as: Rigo et al.: Health related quality of life in untreated
and treated patients with AIS. Study II: the impact of treatment. Scoliosis
2014 9(Suppl 1):O77.
1Elena Salva Institut, Barcelona, Spain
Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
Rigo et al. Scoliosis 2014, 9(Suppl 1):O77
http://www.scoliosisjournal.com/supplements/9/S1/O77
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