Scoliosis

Study results from Brigham and Women's Hospital in the area of scoliosis published

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, November 4th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "Retrospective case-control study. The purpose of this study was to compare the self-reported outcomes between operatively and nonoperatively treated patients over the age of 65 with adult scoliosis, using 4 distinct self-assessment questionnaires (SRS-22, SF-12, EQ5D, and Oswestry disability index [ODI]) and standard radiographic measurement parameters."

"Summary of Background Data. The current spine literature contains no studies that directly compare the self-reported and radiographic outcomes of operatively and nonoperatively treated patients over the age of 65 years with adult scoliosis. We retrospectively analyzed the...

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Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2009-11-04)

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