Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Published results showed pain catastrophizing may predict greater self-reported pain and lower scores on other self-reported outcomes 2 years after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

CHICAGO — Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis procedural costs were significantly lower when a high-volume surgeon performed the surgery, according to research presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis had no significant change in behavior or emotional function regardless of treatment, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — A multimodal pain regimen decreases total inpatient postoperative opioid use and improves pain scores in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who undergo posterior spinal fusion, according to a presenter.

SAN DIEGO — Results showed vertebral body tethering for treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis may have outcomes comparable to that of posterior spinal fusion.

According to published results, a two-surgeon model allows inexperienced surgeons to achieve consistent and reproducible operative performance when treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Published results showed adolescent patients and their parents reported different concerns and decision regret regarding surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who received a short course of postoperative steroids after posterior spinal fusion had decreased opioid use and no increase in wound complications, according to published results.