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

• Autor(a) principal: Garcia,Liliane Faria
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Cruzeiro,Rodrigo Perroni, Mendonça,Sávio Loureiro Laborne de, Garcia,Enguer Beraldo, Gonçalves,Roberto Garcia, Souza,Sebastião Vasconcelos de, Garcia Júnior,Enguer Beraldo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Coluna/Columna
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512014000100016
• topic: Scoliosis; Scoliosis; Scoliosis; Surgical procedures, operative; Bone screws

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.