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. 2007 May 23;16(11):1925–1933. doi: 10.1007/s00586-007-0395-x

Table 8.

Medium-term pain regulation according to the PRQ in patients with thoracolumbar spine fractures after non-operative treatment, dorsal stabilization and dorsoventral surgery compared to a low back pain control group [50]

Parameters PRQ Non-operative Dorsal Dorsoventral Control
Pain competence 41.40 ± 1.12** 39.31 ± 1.82 40.66 ± 1.84* 36.98 ± 8.41
Pain intensity 23.84 ± 1.30** 26.29 ± 1.77 24.26 ± 1.94** 29.55 ± 8.62
Pain anxiety 26.63 ± 11.59** 25.00 ± 2.86** 25.73 ± 2.07** 31.90 ± 8.58
Pain depression 21.15 ± 1.27** 21.76 ± 2.09 21.03 ± 1.88* 25.33 ± 9.60
Pain avoidance 25.718 ± 0.94 26.62 ± 1.6 26.46 ± 1.67 25.38 ± 8.10
Pain withdrawal 24.93 ± 1.23** 28.82 ± 2.26 23.40 ± 1.95 28.90 ± 10.90
Pain distraction 33.29 ± 1.03 34.17 ± 2.19 35.09 ± 1.60 32.37 ± 8.21

*P < 0.05 versus control;**P < 0.001 versus control