Defining “successful” treatment outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a scoping review

ConclusionThis study identified that no articles employed qualitative measures of describing the psychosocial implications of AIS in defining treatment success. Although quantitative measures have merit in clinical diagnoses and management, there is increasing value in using qualitative methods such as thematic analysis in guiding clinicians to develop a biopsychosocial approach for patient care.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research