Health-related quality of life outcomes in adolescent Scheuermann's kyphosis patients treated with posterior spinal fusion: A comparison with age- and sex-matched controls.

Eetu N SuominenAntti J SaarinenJohanna SyvänenElias DiarbakerliLinda HeleniusPaul GerdhemIlkka Helenius

Published in: Journal of children's orthopaedics (2022)

Instrumented posterior spinal fusion improves the health-related quality of life of Scheuermann's kyphosis patients during the 2-year follow-up. The greatest improvement is observed in pain and self-image domains. The health-related quality of life in pain and activity domains reaches the level of healthy individuals, while function and self-image remain at a statistically lower level.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
end stage renal disease
spinal cord
pain management
neuropathic pain
ejection fraction
deep learning
chronic kidney disease
young adults
newly diagnosed
mental health
prognostic factors
metabolic syndrome
machine learning
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
childhood cancer