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ArticleJournal of children's orthopaedics2022

Health-related quality of life outcomes in adolescent Scheuermann's kyphosis patients treated with posterior spinal fusion: A comparison with age- and sex-matched controls.

Eetu N Suominen, Antti J Saarinen, Johanna Syvänen, Elias Diarbakerli, Linda Helenius, Paul Gerdhem, Ilkka Helenius

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Article in Journal of children's orthopaedics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eetu N SuominenDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7531-3181
Antti J SaarinenDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Johanna SyvänenDepartment of Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Elias DiarbakerliDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Linda HeleniusDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Paul GerdhemDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ilkka HeleniusDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FIKarolinska University Hospital · SEUniversity of Turku · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the health-related quality of life and radiographic outcomes of surgically treated adolescent Scheuermann's kyphosis patients after minimum of 2-year follow-up and to compare the health-related quality of life with age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Methods: Twenty-two consecutive adolescents (mean age = 16.7 years) undergoing posterior spinal fusion for Scheuermann's kyphosis were included and matched by age and sex with two healthy controls. The health-related quality of life was evaluated using the Scoliosis Research Society-24 questionnaire. Radiographic parameters were measured for comparison preoperatively and at 6 months and 2-year follow-ups. The health-related quality of life parameters were compared with healthy controls at 2 years of follow-up. Results: The mean maximal thoracic kyphosis improved from 79° (range = 75°-90°) to 55° (range = 45°-75°) ( Conclusion: Instrumented posterior spinal fusion improves the health-related quality of life of Scheuermann's kyphosis patients during the 2-year follow-up. The greatest improvement is observed in pain and self-image domains. The health-related quality of life in pain and activity domains reaches the level of healthy individuals, while function and self-image remain at a statistically lower level.

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health-related quality of lifeScheuermann’s diseaseScoliosis Research Society-22rScoliosis Research Society-24Thoracic kyphosis

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PMID35992515
PMCPMC9382711
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