Table 5.
Domain | Cohort | |||||||||
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Total | 8.0–10.9 years old | Fused at final follow-up | ||||||||
Definitive fusion | Growth sparing | p | Definitive fusion | Growth sparing | p | Definitive fusion | Growth sparing | p | ||
Mean (range) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | |||||
Preoperative | General health | 72 (50–88) | 75.3 (38–100) | 0.7 | 69.7 (50–88) | 72.8 (62.5–88) | 0.8 | 72 (50–88) | 77.7 (62.5–100) | 0.6 |
Pain discomfort | 73.5 (50–100) | 77.2 (50–100) | 0.6 | 73.3 (50–100) | 75.2 (63–100) | 0.3 | 73.5 (50–100) | 81.3 (50–100) | 0.3 | |
Pulmonary function | 89.1 (50–100) | 81.4 (50–100) | 0.2 | 89.3 (50–100) | 80.1 (63–100) | 0.2 | 89.1 (50–100) | 81.4 (50–100) | 0.2 | |
Transfer | 87.5 (50–100) | 75 (25–100) | 0.2 | 85.7 (50–100) | 70 (25–100) | 0.2 | 87.5 (50–100) | 72.5 (25–100) | 0.2 | |
Physical discomfort | 84.4 (17–100) | 86.8 (33–100) | 0.8 | 82.2 (17–100) | 93.4 (75–100) | 0.7 | 84.4 (17–100) | 85.8 (33–100) | 0.9 | |
Daily living | 78.3 (25–100) | 79.4 (38–100) | 0.9 | 76.9 (25–100) | 77.7 (50–100) | 0.6 | 78.3 (25–100) | 76.5 (38–100) | 0.9 | |
Fatigue energy level | 86 (38–100) | 72 (13–100) | 0.2 | 84 (38–100) | 70.1 (38–100) | 0.4 | 86 (38–100) | 72.7 (13–100) | 0.3 | |
Emotion | 75.1 (25–100) | 67.8 (25–88) | 0.6 | 71.5 (25–100) | 62.6 (25–75) | 0.8 | 75.1 (25–100) | 66.4 (25–88) | 0.5 | |
Parental impact | 79.4 (30–100) | 70 (35–95) | 0.2 | 76.4 (30–95) | 82 (50–95) | 0.7 | 79.4 (30–100) | 70 (35–95) | 0.2 | |
Financial impact | 71.9 (0–100) | 56.4 (0–100) | 0.3 | 67.9 (0–100) | 70.4 (2–100) | 0.9 | 71.9 (0–100) | 52.7 (0–100) | 0.2 | |
Satisfaction | 79.8 (25–100) | 67.8 (50–100) | 0.2 | 76.9 (25–100) | 75.1 (62.5–100) | 0.6 | 79.8 (25–100) | 66.4 (50–100) | 0.2 | |
Follow-up | Time since surgery (months) | 52.7 (26–101) | 63.7 (30–103) | 0.2 | 51.2 (26–101) | 59.7 (30–103) | 1.0 | 52.7 (26–101) | 62.6 (30–102) | 0.3 |
General health | 70.5 (37.5–100) | 81.3 (50–100) | 0.1 | 73.8 (50–100) | 81.9 (62.5–100) | 0.3 | 70.5 (37.5–100) | 82.2 (62.5–100) | 0.1 | |
Pain discomfort | 69.3 (25–100) | 71.9 (12.5–100) | 0.7 | 73.8 (37.5–100) | 73.9 (12.5–100) | 0.8 | 69.3 (25–100) | 75.9 (25–100) | 0.5 | |
Pulmonary function | 80.7 (12.5–100) | 76.9 (25–100) | 0.4 | 87.5 (75–100) | 89.8 (25–100) | 0.1 | 80.7 (12.5–100) | 70.6 (25–100) | 0.8 | |
Transfer | 90.9 (25–100) | 83.8 (50–100) | 0.3 | 90 (25–100) | 93.2 (50–100) | 0.9 | 90.9 (25–100) | 82.1 (50–100) | 0.2 | |
Physical discomfort | 81.1 (25–100) | 78.3 (0–100) | 0.9 | 84.2 (25–100) | 87.1 (0–100) | 0.7 | 81.1 (25–100) | 81 (41.7–100) | 1.0 | |
Daily living | 81.8 (25–100) | 79.4 (37.5–100) | 0.9 | 81.3 (25–100) | 86.4 (37.5–100) | 0.6 | 81.8 (25–100) | 84.8 (37.5–100) | 0.7 | |
Fatigue energy level | 69.3 (25–100) | 77.5 (37.5–100) | 0.3 | 73.8 (37.5–100) | 83 (50–100) | 0.2 | 69.3 (25–100) | 76.8 (37.5–100) | 0.4 | |
Emotion | 77.3 (25–100) | 80.1 (25–100) | 0.9 | 81.3 (25–100) | 84.1 (25–100) | 0.8 | 77.3 (25–100) | 78.6 (25–100) | 1.0 | |
Parental impact | 75.3 (8–100) | 80 (35–100) | 1.0 | 77.3 (8–100) | 86.4 (50–100) | 0.7 | 75.3 (8–100) | 79.3 (35–100) | 0.9 | |
Financial impact | 93.2 (50–100) | 78.8 (25–100) | 0.2 | 92.5 (50–100) | 90.9 (25–100) | 1.0 | 93.2 (50–100) | 76.8 (25–100) | 0.2 | |
Satisfaction | 79.5 (37.5–100) | 71.3 (25–100) | 0.4 | 82.5 (37.5–100) | 79.5 (50–100) | 0.7 | 79.5 (37.5–100) | 71.4 (25–100) | 0.4 |