Trial reportEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2016
Effect of surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis on the quality of life: a prospective study with a minimum 5-year follow-up.
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- Comparative long-term quality of life outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a meta-analysis of surgical, conservative, and observation-based strategies.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of and recommendation for measuring chronic postsurgical pain in children: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The journal of pain · 2017Pooled it
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- Pediatric spine surgeons report high perceived patient mental health burden and limited screening in scoliosis care.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Patient-Reported Mental Health and Quality of Life in Pediatric Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Review
- Evaluating the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidities associated with pediatric scoliosis utilizing ResearchMatch.Spine deformity · 2024Article
- Revision of Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Reasons, Treatments, and Clinical Management with Case Examples.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Defining "successful" treatment outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a scoping review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023Article
- Long-Term Survival and Predictors of Failure of Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Reliability of automated topographic measurements for spine deformity.Spine deformity · 2022Article
- Predictors of persistent postoperative pain after surgery for idiopathic scoliosis.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Return to sport and daily life activities after vertebral body tethering for AIS: analysis of the sport activity questionnaire.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Article
- The effect of deformity correction on psychiatric condition of the adolescent with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeTo prospectively evaluate the quality of life (QoL), functionality, and body image of subjects who had undergone surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) 5-12 years previously, and to identify the outcome predictors.
methodsThe sample consisted of 87 patients for whom follow-up data were available out of a series of 91 patients who had surgery for AIS between 2002 and 2009. We assessed the preoperative, 1-year postoperative, and 5-year or more postoperative SF-36 and SRS-23 questionnaire scores. Longitudinal clinical and radiographic data also were evaluated. Changes in the patient-oriented outcomes were compared with age and sex-adjusted normative values. A multiple regression analysis was used to identify possible outcome predictors.
resultsPreoperatively, patients had impaired QoL, functionality, and body image compared to age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Surgery led to significant improvement of the SF-36 and SRS scores at the one-year and final control date, but the final scores on SF-36's physical indexes were lower than control subjects' scores. No clinically relevant differences with the normative values were detected in the final SRS scores. The height of the residual rib hump negatively predicted the total SRS and self-image scores; a more caudal level of fusion correlated with more postoperative pain.
conclusionsPatients who underwent surgery for AIS a minimum of 5 years earlier had impaired self-reported physical QoL compared to control subjects, but they nevertheless performed better than before their surgery. Greater size of the residual hump and greater distal extension of the fusion area are negatively correlated with final self reported outcome.
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