Scoliocorrector Fatma-UI for correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Development, effectivity, safety and functional outcome

Table 2 Baseline charactersitics of the subjects

Characteristic	Intervention group, n = 21	Control group, n = 23	P value
Clinical
Age - yr, mean (SD)	15.92 (0.35)	15.73 (1.51)	0.331
Sex
Male	2 (9.52)	4 (17.39)	0.672
Female	19 (90.48)	19 (82.61)
Body height - cm, mean (SD)	155.24 (7.52)	157.48 (6.1)	0.141
Body weight - kg, mean (SD)	44.11 (5.66)	47.95 (6.78)	0.021
Radiological
Cobb angle - degree, mean (SD)	57.19 (6.78)	62.58 (8.51)	0.011
Sagittal angle - degree, mean (SD)	17.7 (6.7)	20.08 (9.71)	0.181
Rotational angle - degree, mean (SD)	14.76 (6.73)	19.42 (7.81)	0.021
Sagittal profile
Hypokyphosis	14 (66.67)	12 (52.17)	0.332
Normokyphosis	7 (33.33)	11 (47.83)
Functional
SRS score - 22, mean (SD)	70.14 (6.81)	68.61 (6.85)	0.231
Function domain, mean (SD)	4.13 (0.29)	4 (0.47)	0.131
Pain domain, mean (SD)	3.55 (0.54)	3.61 (0.64)	0.381
Self-image domain, mean (SD)	2.47 (0.6)	2.42 (0.59)	0.371
Mental health domain, median (range)	4 (3-5)	3.6 (3-4.6)	0.413

Data are , n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

¹Unpaired t-test.

²Fischer test.

³Mann - Whitney test.

SD: Standard deviation.