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Health-related quality of life in early onset scoliosis patients treated with the spring distraction system: what to expect in the first 2 years after surgery.
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- Ceiling effects in the EOSQ-24 may limit its ability to assess treatment outcomes in early-onset scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2026Review
- Impact of Limb Deformity Correction Surgery on Pediatric Quality of Life as Assessed by the Limb Deformity Early Onset Scoliosis Questionnaire and Limb Deformity Scoliosis Research Society Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2026Article
- Advancing Scoliosis Treatment with Patient-Specific Functionally Graded NiTi-SMA Rods: Key Considerations and Development Objectives.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Concurrent validity of PROMIS metrics with the EOSQ-24 in early onset scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Four-rod technique for neuromuscular scoliosis and pelvic obliquity correction: technical note and case series.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Complications and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Various Etiologies of Early-Onset Scoliosis Treated with Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods-A Multicenter Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Minimally Invasive Controlled Growing Rods for the Surgical Treatment of Early-Onset Scoliosis-A Surgical Technique Video.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Reply to Tabeling et al. Comment on "Grabala et al. Radiological Outcomes of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for the Treatment of Children with Various Etiologies of Early-Onset Scoliosis-A Multicenter Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThe Spring Distraction System (SDS) is a novel "growth-friendly" implant for the treatment of Early-Onset Scoliosis (EOS). This prospective study aims to determine the evolution of the "24-Item Early-Onset Scoliosis Questionnaire" (EOSQ-24) scores during 2-year follow-up after SDS surgery. Secondary aims include investigating the relation between EOSQ-24 scores and EOS etiology, and evaluating the impact of an unplanned return to the operating room (UPROR) on HRQoL.
methodsAll SDS patients with at least 2-year follow-up were included. Caregivers completed the EOSQ-24 pre-operatively, post-operatively, and at 6, 12, and 24 month follow-up. Mean total and -domain scores were graphed over time. Repeated-measures ANOVA analyzed the influence of etiology on EOSQ-24 scores. Multiple regression analyzed associations between UPRORs and EOSQ-24 scores.
resultsForty-nine patients were included. Mean total EOSQ-24 scores decreased from 70 pre-operatively to 66 post-operatively, then gradually increased to 75 (24 months). Most domains exhibited changes over time, with initial declines, but eventually surpassing pre-operative levels after 2-year follow-up. Neuromuscular/Syndromic patients had lower scores, but showed similar improvements over time compared with other etiologies. Multiple regression showed lower Parental Burden domain score (- 14 points) in patients with UPRORs, although no significant reductions were found in total score, or in other domains.
conclusionHRQoL decreases immediately following SDS surgery but quickly recovers and exceeds pre-operative levels at 2-year follow-up in all domains. Neuromuscular/Syndromic patients have lower initial scores, but progress similarly over time. UPRORs do not influence EOSQ-24 scores, except for a negative impact on the Parental Burden domain in the short term. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.
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