Spine deformity
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational Study
Patient-Reported SRS-24 Outcomes Scores After Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Have Improved Since the New Millennium.
Observational. ⋯ The percentage of patients with positive postoperative SRS scores has increased in the modern era, providing evidence that newer surgical techniques are resulting in improved outcomes based on the patients' perspectives. Interestingly, recent patients were more afflicted with negative pain and self-image before surgery.
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Multicenter Study
A Multicenter Study of the Epidemiology of Deep Surgical Site Infections in Children With Nonidiopathic Early-Onset Scoliosis Including Associated Pathogens.
Retrospective descriptive. ⋯ Level IV.
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Multicenter Study
Do All Patients With Cerebral Palsy Require Postoperative Intensive Care Admission After Spinal Fusion?
Retrospective review of a prospective cohort. ⋯ Level III.
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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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Multicenter Study
Risk Factors of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis-The Pelvis and Other Considerations.
Prospective multicenter database study. ⋯ Level II.