Journal of pediatric orthopedics
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Multicenter Study
Predicting Postsurgical Satisfaction in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis: The Role of Presurgical Functioning and Expectations.
There is a need to better assess patient satisfaction and surgical outcomes. The purpose of the current study is to identify how preoperative expectations can impact postsurgical satisfaction among youth with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion surgery. ⋯ Level I-prognostic study.
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Although supracondylar humerus fractures are common in young children, the incidence in adolescents is much lower. As a result, there is a paucity of literature to guide treatment. The purpose of this study was to review the treatment and outcomes for a consecutive series of distal humerus fractures in adolescents and to compare outcomes between patients treated with percutaneous skeletal fixation and those treated with open reduction and fixation. ⋯ Level III-retrospective comparative study.
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) experience variations in their hospital care, which may lead to differences in objective and patient-reported outcomes. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that using plan of care-educating families preoperatively and standardizing some aspects of care-would decrease time to mobility and time to discharge while maintaining pain control and patient satisfaction. ⋯ Level III-retrospective case series.
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Growth-sparing techniques for the treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS) have developed significantly over the last years. Traditional growing rods (GRs) require repeated surgical lengthening under anesthesia. Since June 2011 we have been using the magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) to treat patients with progressive EOS. ⋯ Level IV-retrospective nonrandomized objective study.
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Multicenter Study
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Thoracic Volume Modeling: The Effect of Surgical Correction.
Scoliosis has been shown to have detrimental effects on pulmonary function, traditionally measured by pulmonary function tests, which is theorized to be correlated to the distortion of the spine and thorax. The changes in thoracic volume with surgical correction have not been well quantified. This study seeks to define the effect of surgical correction on thoracic volume in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. ⋯ Level 3-retrospective comparison of prospectively collected data.