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Table 1 Overview of patient characteristics

From: Health-related quality of life in early-onset-scoliosis patients treated with growth-friendly implants is influenced by etiology, complication rate and ambulatory ability

Variable

Value

Number of patients

56

 Female

24

 Male

32

Diagnosis

 Neuromuscular

31

 Congenital

13

 Syndromic

10

 Idiopathic

2

Type of implant

 VEPTR

27

 MAGEC

29

Therapy

 Average age at time of implantation in years (range)

5.6 (0.9–13.1)

 Average age at time of questionnaire in years (range)

9.2 (4.9–17.1)

 Number of lengthenings at time of questionnaire (range)

9.9 (2–25)