Table 4.
Changes in total DLQI scores between baseline and after different treatments. Mean score ±SD.
| Treatment | Age ± SD (range) |
Duration, months (range) |
Baseline | 1-2 weeks after treatment | 3 months after treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This paper |
X-ray | 69.5 ± 11.5 (44 − 95) |
27.2 (2 − 84) |
1.2 ± 1.5 (n = 25) |
1.48 ± 1.2 (n = 25) |
0.36 ± 0.9 (n = 25) |
| Blackford et al. [5] | Surgery |
65 (35 − 81) |
25 (1 − 240) |
5.3 ± 4.1 (n = 44) |
8.7 ± 9.6 (n = 34) |
1.3 ± 2.1 (n = 37) |
| Rhee et al. [6] | Surgery | 62.2 ± 15.4 | 2.4 ± 2.7 (n = 121) |
1.7 ± 2.9 (n = 101) |