EFFECT OF POSTOPERATIVE SHOULDER IMBALANCE ON PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 2015, Vol 26, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: We aimed to evaluate whether there is a relation between the level of shoulder imbalance after scoliosis surgery and patients’ satisfaction with treatment. Materials and methods: Twenty-three patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (18 females, 5 males; mean age, 15.9 years; age range, 13-24 years), who were treated by posterior instrumentation and fusion and followed up for an average of 35.4 months (range, 24-67 months) postoperatively, were included in this retrospective clinical study. In order to evaluated shoulder balance on coronal plane, three parameters were measured on postoperative radiography: first rib angle, radiographical shoulder height, and clavicle angle. For the assessment of patients’ satisfaction with scoliosis surgery, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22r Patient Questionnaire was used. Results: Fusion was obtained in all patients. On radiography, mean first rib angle was 2.5º±2.8º, shoulder height was 6.0±5.4 mm, and clavicle angle was 1.7º±1.5º. The mean values for SRS- 22r domain scores were between 3.3 and 3.8, being lowest for mental health and highest for pain and self-image. There was no significant correlation between radiographic parameters and total or domain scores of SRS-22r. Conclusions: Shoulder imbalance is a common undesirable effect of correcting thoracic curve in surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. However, unless it is severe, shoulder imbalance does not cause patient dissatisfaction.
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Olcay GULER, Erhan BAYRAM, Murat YILMAZ, Mehmet Emin ERDIL, Ali Akın UGRAS, Mahir MAHIROGULLARI
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