Scoliosis
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
PROCEDUREposterior correction and fusion
Sponsors
Nanjing University School of Medicine
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients; undergoing posterior correction surgery; with minimum 5 years follow-up; with full-spine radiography.
Exclusion criteria
* with spinal tumor; with hip disease; without quality of life measurements.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improvement of coronal Cobb angle | From immediate post-operative until at least 10 years follow-up | Cobb angles, including thoracic and lumbar Cobb angle, are measured from coronal radiographs with validated software (Surgimap). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improvement of sagittal profile | From immediate post-operative until at least 10 years follow-up | Sagittal profile, described sagittal radiographic parameters such as thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis, is measured with validated software (Surgimap). |
| Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) | From immediate post-operative until at least 10 years follow-up | HRQOL measurements include Short Form 36 (SF-36), Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) 22 questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactHongda Bao
Outcome results
None listed