ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2022
Is quality of life after surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis affected by the presence of a concomitant low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis non-surgically treated? A retrospective cohort study.
Article in 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, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Abstract
purposeThe HRQoL after surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is not affected by the presence of concomitant isthmic spondylolisthesis non-surgically treated. Improvement in QoL after surgery was similar for AIS patients with and without concomitant spondylolisthesis. The purpose is to compare preoperative and postoperative Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) scores in operated AIS patients with and without concomitant isthmic spondylolisthesis.
methodsA retrospective study of a prospective cohort of 464 individuals undergoing AIS surgery between 2008 and 2018 was performed. All patients undergoing surgery for AIS with a minimum 2-year follow-up were included. We excluded patients with prior or concomitant surgery for spondylolisthesis. HRQoL scores were measured using the SRS-22 questionnaire. Comparisons were performed between AIS patients with versus without concomitant spondylolisthesis treated non-surgically.
resultsAIS surgery was performed for 36 patients (15.2 ± 2.5 y.o) with concomitant isthmic spondylolisthesis, and 428 patients (15.5 ± 2.4 y.o) without concomitant spondylolisthesis. The two groups were similar in terms of age, sex, preoperative and postoperative Cobb angles. Preoperative and postoperative HRQoL scores were similar between the two groups. HRQoL improved significantly for all domains in both groups, except for pain in patients with spondylolisthesis. There was no need for surgical treatment of the spondylolisthesis and no slip progression during the follow-up duration after AIS surgery.
conclusionPatients undergoing surgical treatment of AIS with non-surgical management of a concomitant isthmic grade I spondylolisthesis can expect improvement in HRQoL scores, similar to that observed in patients without concomitant spondylolisthesis.
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