Abstract
BackgroundIdiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of spinal deformity. Scoliosis is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine greater than 10° accompanied by rotation of the vertebrae. The treatment available for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is observation, orthosis, and surgery. The surgical options include open anterior release and instrumentation, posterior instrumentation, and thoracoscopic approaches. The Scoliosis Research Society Questionnaire (SRS-30) is a specific instrument to measure health-related quality of life in patients with scoliosis, who had or had not undergone surgery. The purpose was to assess the post-operative functional outcome using SRS-30 in children who underwent anterior release, instrumentation, and fusion using autogenous rib graft for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).MethodsIn a retrospective cohort study, 25 patients between the ages of 11 and 17 years, who underwent anterior release, instrumentation, and fusion using autogenous rib graft for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) between 2008 and 2014, were included in the study.ResultsThe total average score was 4.26 with a SD of 0.014 and had maximum average score 4.5 (for pain) and minimum average score 3.8 (for self-image).ConclusionAnterior release, instrumentation, and fusion using autogenous rib graft is having good functional outcome in all domains.
Highlights
IntroductionIdiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of spinal deformity
Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of spinal deformity attended by orthopedic surgeons [1]
Scoliosis is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine greater than 10° accompanied by rotation of vertebrae [2].The prevalence of radiographic curve measuring up to 10° ranges from 1.5 to 3% and that of the curve exceeding 10° is from 0.3 to 0.5%
Summary
Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common type of spinal deformity. Scoliosis is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine greater than 10° accompanied by rotation of the vertebrae. Scoliosis is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine greater than 10° accompanied by rotation of vertebrae [2].The prevalence of radiographic curve measuring up to 10° ranges from 1.5 to 3% and that of the curve exceeding 10° is from 0.3 to 0.5%. The rotation of the vertebrae produces a hypokyphotic or lordotic curvature of the spine in the sagittal plane This three-dimensional deformity is better termed as the torsion of the spine and is maximum at Zacharia et al Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders (2018) 13:15 the apex of the curve [7,8,9]. There will be rib prominence on the convex side-rib hump, and breast on the concave side will be more prominent
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