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

Table 3 Postoperative characteristics of subjects

Characteristic	Intervention group, n = 21	Control group, n = 23	P value
Clinical
Body height - cm, mean (SD)	159.28 (7.73)	161.13 (6)	0.191
Body weight - kg, mean (SD)	44.19 (5.1)	48 (6.86)	0.021
Radiological
Cobb angle - degree, mean (SD)	16.28 (10.36)	20.79 (8.72)	0.061
Coronal correction - percent, mean (SD)	71.92 (17.55)	67.39 (17.55)	0.161
Sagittal angle - degree, mean (SD)	20.16 (4.75)	20.32 (6.63)	0.531
Rotational angle - degree, mean (SD)	11.59 ± 7.46	18.23 ± 6.39	0.0011
Sagittal profile
Hypokyphosis	11 (52.38)	10 (43.49)	0.562
Normokyphosis	10 (47.62)	13 (56.52)
Functional
SRS-22 score, median (range)	63 (50-84)	68 (43-79)	0.623
Function domain, mean (SD)	1.81 (0.41)	1.94 (0.42)	0.171
Pain domain, mean (SD)	2.68 (0.56)	2.67 (0.58)	0.481
Self-image domain, median (range)	3.4 (2.4-4.6)	3.6 (1.8-4.4)	0.833
Mental health domain, mean (SD)	3.21 (0.68)	3.37 (0.74)	0.231
Satisfaction, median (range)	4.5 (4-5)	4.5 (3-5)	0.43

Data are , n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

¹Unpaired t-test.

²Fischer test.

³Mann - Whitney test.

SD: Standard deviation.