Back Pain and Quality of Life After Surgical Treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis at 5-Year Follow-up

• DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.18.01370
• Publication Date: 2019-08-22T14:19:17Z
• Authors: Linda Helenius; Elias Diarbakerli; Anna Grauers; Markus Lastikka; Hanna Oksanen; Olli Pajulo; Eliisa Löyttyniemi; Tuula Manner; Paul Gerdhem; Ilkka Helenius
• Keywords: Idiopathic scoliosis

Update This article was updated on December 31, 2020, because of a previous error. On page 1460, in the “Results” section Abstract, sentence that had read “The surgical treatment group significantly better pain, activity, and self-image domain scores at 5 years postoperatively compared with untreated AIS (all p ≤ 0.014), similar self-image, activity healthy control group; function were lower (p < 0.001).” now reads however, among patients An erratum has been published: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 Feb 3;103(3):e13. Background: Posterior spinal fusion pedicle screws is gold-standard for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS); it unclear whether this procedure results improved long-term back pain health-related quality life not surgically treated AIS. The aim present study to evaluate managed minimum follow-up group. Methods: Fifty-five consecutive who underwent posterior screw instrumentation by single orthopaedic surgeon prospectively enrolled. At postoperatively, 49 completed Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-24 questionnaires, data reoperation collected. Pain quality-of-life parameters those age sex-matched controls. Results: major curve averaged 53° preoperatively 12° 2 postoperatively. One (pedicle removal) needed new neurological deficit (transient). SRS-24 function, total from 0.016), improving 4.0 4.3 = 0.003). There no association between preoperative curve, below L1, or postoperative rib hump. 0.001). Conclusions: Patients experienced group, except which lower. Level Evidence: Therapeutic III . See Instructions Authors complete description levels evidence.