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Table 4 Main SF-36 items

From: Radiological and mid- to long-term patient-reported outcome after stabilization of traumatic thoraco-lumbar spinal fractures using an expandable vertebral body replacement implant

Item

German reference population 2013 [24]

Study population (n = 51)

ISS < 16 (n = 42)

ISS ≥ 16 (n = 9)

Physical functioning

89.5 (88.3–90.7)

57.7 ± 4.2

26.7 ± 8.9

Role physical

85.5 (84.1–86.9

51.2 ± 7.1

22.2 ± 14.7

Role emotional

86.8 (85.3–88.2)

57.7 ± 7.1

40.7 ± 16.5

Energy

60.7 (59.4–61.9)

49.0 ± 2.4

48.3 ± 10.3

Emotional Well-Being

72.8 (71.6–73.9)

65.0 ± 2.5

63.6 ± 7.3

Social functioning

85.6 (84.2–87.1)

74.4 ± 3.5

55.6 ± 9.6

Bodily Pain

75.3 (73.6–76.9)

62.4 ± 3.4

51.1 ± 12.5

General health

69.9 (68.8–71.1)

51.3 ± 3.4

53.7 ± 8.4

PCS

52.4 (51.9–52.9)

38.8 ± 1.8

33.4 ± 4.7

MCS

48.8 (49.1–49.5)

38.9 ± 2.6

30.8 ± 6.0

  1. Stratified scores for injury severity (ISS < and ≥ 16): The eight main SF-36 items and the physical component score (PCS) and mental component score (MCS) in comparison to the normative data of the German population [24]. The reference values are presented as mean with 95% confident interval. There remains difference between the respondent group and a healthy German population in all main items, PCS and MCS