PMID- 16449910
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060612
LR  - 20220311
IS  - 1528-1159 (Electronic)
IS  - 0362-2436 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 3
DP  - 2006 Feb 1
TI  - Outcome at 10 years after treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
PG  - 350-4
AB  - STUDY DESIGN: A total of 215 consecutive patients treated either by bracing or 
      operation received a questionnaire after 9.7 years. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the 
      present study was to elucidate the long-term outcome in a group of brace (BT) or 
      surgical treated (ST) patients suffering AIS. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: In 
      adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), the options are BT or ST and, together 
      with the disease itself, they may both be physically and psychologically 
      demanding. METHODS: The main topics of a questionnaire were demographics, back 
      pain, activities of daily living, and SF-36. RESULTS: A total of 181 replied. The 
      mean age at follow-up was 26.0 years. The level of back or leg pain was 
      relatively low, and the BT patients had more pain than their ST peers. We saw a 
      generally high level of ADL and found no significant difference between BT and ST 
      patients in the present study for any of the SF-36 variables. Compared with 
      age-matched controls, the SF-36 scores were lower in the AIS patients. Brace 
      related questions revealed a significant impact of the disease and the treatment 
      on the patients' lives. CONCLUSIONS: The patients had moderately reduced 
      perceived health status and activities of daily living, and increased pain with 
      the ST patients generally at a better level than the BT.
FAU - Andersen, Mikkel O
AU  - Andersen MO
AD  - Spine Section, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Odense, 
      Odense, Denmark.
FAU - Christensen, Steen B
AU  - Christensen SB
FAU - Thomsen, Karsten
AU  - Thomsen K
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
JT  - Spine
JID - 7610646
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Braces
MH  - Child
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Pain Measurement
MH  - Patient Satisfaction
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - Scoliosis/*epidemiology/*surgery/therapy
MH  - Spinal Fusion
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Treatment Outcome
EDAT- 2006/02/02 09:00
MHDA- 2006/06/13 09:00
CRDT- 2006/02/02 09:00
PHST- 2006/02/02 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/06/13 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/02/02 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 00007632-200602010-00016 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/01.brs.0000197649.29712.de [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2006 Feb 1;31(3):350-4. doi: 
      10.1097/01.brs.0000197649.29712.de.