Spine deformity
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients undergoing spine fusion (SF) had their data prospectively collected. The SRS Spine Appearance Questionnaire (SAQ) was the primary outcome measure. The data were reviewed in a retrospective manner. ⋯ Level 2.
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Vertebral anterior overgrowth has been suggested as part of the etio-pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, the link between 3D spinopelvic alignment and the vertebral anteroposterior height asymmetry in different scoliotic curves types and whether it deviates from the non-scoliotic controls, has not been studied. ⋯ The ΔAPVH depended on the scoliotic curve type and was significantly different from the controls only at the apical levels. Morphological changes in the scoliotic vertebrae, measured as anterior-posterior differences in the vertebral height, are related to the sagittal spinal profile suggesting the morphology of the vertebra contributes to the sagittal curvatures of the spine in AIS; nonetheless, such relationship between the vertebral morphology and the sagittal profile was not evident in non-scoliotic controls.
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The objective of this study is to identify preoperative laboratory values and patient factors that are associated with postoperative respiratory complications in pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) populations undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) with instrumentation. ⋯ Level II.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Quality of Life Improvement Following Surgery in Adolescent Spinal Deformity Patients: A Comparison Between Scheuermann Kyphosis and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Preoperative and two-year follow-up health-related quality of life (HRQOL) data were prospectively collected in 82 Scheuermann kyphosis (SK) and 995 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients using the Scoliosis Research Society-22 patient questionnaire (SRS-22) outcomes instrument in a multicenter study. Visual analog scale (VAS) scores were also collected for the SK population. ⋯ Level II.
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Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. ⋯ Level III.