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ArticleGlobal spine journal2026

Trends and Outcomes in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis of Improvements From 2010 to 2022.

Maya S Abu-Zahra, William J Karakash, Daniel Rusu, Justin W Zheng, Aidan Lindgren, Chimere O Ezuma, Henry Avetisian, Jeffrey C Wang, Ram K Alluri, Raymond J Hah and 1 more

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Maya S Abu-ZahraDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8300-2452
William J KarakashDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-0777-2539
Daniel RusuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-5916-0484
Justin W ZhengDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Aidan LindgrenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Chimere O EzumaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Henry AvetisianDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jeffrey C WangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ram K AlluriDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5919-707X
Raymond J HahDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7513-3519
Michael M SafaeeDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.ObjectivesTo evaluate national trends in management and outcomes of posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) over a 12-year period and characterize postoperative opioid utilization.MethodsWe used the PearlDiver Mariner database to identify patients aged 10-18 years with AIS undergoing posterior spinal fusion of >7 levels from 2010-2022. Patients were stratified into 2 epochs (2010-2015 and 2016-2022) to compare demographics, Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI), surgical techniques, length of stay, complications, readmissions, revisions, and postoperative opioid prescriptions using chi-squared and t-tests. We also summarized characteristics across 3 eras (2010-2013, 2014-2017, 2018-2022) and fit year-by-year logistic regression models with 2010 as reference.ResultsAmong 17,541 AIS patients, prevalence increased while the surgery-to-prevalence ratio declined. The later cohort had higher comorbidity burden (ECI 0.99 vs 1.25,

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adolescent idiopathic scoliosisAIS surgeryepidemiologyopioid utilizationpostoperative outcomes

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