More preoperative flexibility implies adequate neural pliability for curve correction without prophylactic untethering in scoliosis patients with asymptomatic tethered spinal cord, a retrospective study

Table 3 SRS-22 score of preoperative and 1 year follow up

Parameters	Preoperative	1 year follow up	T value	P value
Functional activity	17 ± 2	21 ± 2	−3.38	0.00
Pain	21 ± 2	22 ± 1	−2.99	0.01
Self image	14 ± 2	18 ± 2	−5.15	0.00
Mental health	16 ± 2	19 ± 2	−4.62	0.00
OP Satisfaction	----------	8 ± 1	----------	----------
SRS-22 total score	70 ± 5	87 ± 4	−11.47	0.00

(Note:SRS-22 questionnaires including five aspects: 1 Recovery of functional activities of patients include quesetion 5、9、12、、15、18; 2. Improvement of pain of the patients include question 1、2、8、11、17;3. Assessment of self image of the patients include question 4、6、2、14、19;4 Assessment of mental health of the patients include question 3、7、13、16、20; 5 Operation satisfaction was only answered by patients performed operation include question21、22.)

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