title: Association of clinical parameters of operatively treated thoracolumbar fractures with quality of life parameters.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
authors: Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Giessen-Marburg GmbH Campus Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Str. 7, 35390, Giessen, Germany, Ulrich.Thormann@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de.
authors: Ulrich
authors: U
authors: Thormann
authors: Hans-Josef
authors: HJ
authors: Erli
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: Brügmann
authors: Gabor
authors: G
authors: Szalay
authors: Gudrun
authors: G
authors: Schlewitz
authors: Hans-Christoph
authors: HC
authors: Pape
authors: Reinhard
authors: R
authors: Schnettler
authors: Volker
authors: V
authors: Alt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D064131:Back Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D001416:Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
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