Association of clinical parameters of operatively treated thoracolumbar fractures with quality of life parameters.
作者信息
Thormann Ulrich, Erli Hans-Josef, Brügmann Marc, Szalay Gabor, Schlewitz Gudrun, Pape Hans-Christoph, Schnettler Reinhard, Alt Volker
机构信息
Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Giessen-Marburg GmbH Campus Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Str. 7, 35390, Giessen, Germany,
出版信息
Eur Spine J. 2013 Oct;22(10):2202-10. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2799-0. Epub 2013 May 7.
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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