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. 2006 Apr 10;1:4. doi: 10.1186/1748-7161-1-4

Table 4.

Motivation for the choice of each outcome, listed according to the median of responses. Pre Consensus Meeting results.

Outcome Motivation of choice
Literature Evidence General belief Personal belief
Scoliosis Cobb degrees 68% 16% 0%
Breathing function 68% 21% 5%
Progression in adulthood 53% 32% 0%
Quality of life 53% 16% 16%
Disability 47% 11% 11%
Kypho-lordosis Cobb degrees 37% 21% 11%
Perdriolle degrees 37% 16% 16%

Back Pain 42% 16% 32%
Aesthetics 32% 42% 16%
Needs of further treatments in adulthood 32% 21% 37%
Rib hump 32% 21% 37%