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Question: Among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis treated with posterior spinal fusion, what is the postoperative timing of return to school and return to preoperative level of physical activity, and which factors predict delay in these outcomes?
Question type: Descriptive
Study design: Prospective cohort
Investigators from Ireland sought to determine the timing of return to school and preoperative level of physical activity among patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) following posterior spinal surgery, and to examine which factors related to these outcomes. Participants were eligible if they had a diagnosis of AIS, were treated with a one-stage posterior spine fusion (PSF), and were ambulatory. Data collected from all enrolled participants included sociodemographics, preoperative Cobb angle, co-morbid conditions, …
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