This is a study prospectively enrolling adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients and try to find how the age will impact the surgical outcome of AIS.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
300
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
RECRUITINGImprovement of coronal Cobb angle
Cobb angles, including thoracic and lumbar Cobb angle, are measured from coronal radiographs with validated software (Surgimap).
Time frame: From immediate post-operative until at least 10 years follow-up
Improvement of sagittal profile
Sagittal profile, described sagittal radiographic parameters such as thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis, is measured with validated software (Surgimap).
Time frame: From immediate post-operative until at least 10 years follow-up
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
HRQOL measurements include Short Form 36 (SF-36), Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) 22 questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Time frame: From immediate post-operative until at least 10 years follow-up
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