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2010 Determination of quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis subjected to conservative treatment
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Description: Determination of quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis subjected to conservative treatment.
Angelo G Aulisa , Vincenzo Guzzanti , Carlo Perisano , Emanuele Marzetti , Alessandro Specchia , Marco Giordano and Lorenzo Aulisa
Scoliosis 2010, 5:21doi:10.1186/1748-7161-5-21 Published: 28 September 2010
Introduction and objectives. Physical deformities caused by adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) coupled with conservative treatment of AIS with orthesis unavoidably impacts on patients' quality of life (QoL). The present study aimed at evaluating the QoL in patients affected by AIS treated with brace.
Conclusions The 3 questionnaires are effective in capturing changes in QoL in AIS patients subjected to conservative treatment. However, the BrQ possesses a higher discriminatory capacity compared with the other questionnaires tested. PASB-based treatment is associated with better QoL than the Lyon bracing.
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