24. Untreated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in adulthood: how often do these patients require surgery?

Weinstein and Ponsetti demonstrated that despite increased pain, adults with previously unoperated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) typically lead normal functioning lives. The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is a validated questionnaire for assessing back disability with 0-20 indicating minimal disability. A score of>30 has been used in past FDA trials as an inclusion criterion for surgical studies. We predict that increasing ODI scores will correlate with age, curve size, curve location and progression to surgery.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research