Idiopathic scoliosis: evaluation of loss of correction in postoperative follow-up

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the postoperative loss of scoliosis correction using third-generation instrumental, comparing the immediately postoperative period, and the last visit of the patients operated on from 2002 to 2010. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted by analysis of medical records, in which 45 patients undergoing scoliosis correction were included. Variables were evaluated preoperatively, immediately postoperatively and in the last follow-up visit after surgery. Statistical analysis of data was performed in PASW program, with a significance level of 95%. RESULTS: Among the 45 patients studied, 88.9% were female and 82.8% were in the skeletally immature group. The mean pre-operative Cobb was 57°, the postoperative was 6.5° and at the last visit, it was 7.04°. There was no statistic difference between postoperative Cobb angle and that at the last examination (p = 0.176). CONCLUSION: There was no significant loss of scoliosis correction loss between the immediate postoperative and the final radiographic evaluation.

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Main Authors:	Garcia,Liliane Faria, Cruzeiro,Rodrigo Perroni, Mendonça,Sávio Loureiro Laborne de, Garcia,Enguer Beraldo, Gonçalves,Roberto Garcia, Souza,Sebastião Vasconcelos de, Garcia Júnior,Enguer Beraldo
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna 2014
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512014000100016
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