Function and Scoliosis Surgery
Function and Scoliosis Surgery
The purpose of the study is to examine the changes in function and performance biomechanics
 in patients undergoing spinal fusion corrective surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
 (AIS).
Methods will consist of movement studies, questionnaires, and chart review. The recruited
 subjects will be followed at the usual clinical schedule of pre-op, 6-week, 3 -, 6- and
 12-month post-operative follow-up visits. After signing informed consent, age at time of
 surgery, height, weight, body composition, leg length will be recorded to be used during data
 processing. Chart review will further yield data on Cobb angle, Lenke Scoliosis
 classification, instrumentation used during surgery, and level of spinal fusion. All subjects
 will be asked to complete assessments of activity level (Marx Score, Tegner Activity Score),
 general health (EQ-5D), and a validated scoliosis survey (Scoliosis Research Study
 questionnaire SRS-22). Movement studies will consist of the Lower Quarter Y Balance Test
 (YBT-LQ), and Functional Movement Screen (FMS), and measures of forward flexion, right and
 left lateral bending, and right and left trunk rotation. These measures will be assessed
 preoperatively and at postoperative follow-up visits.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis

 -  Patients identified to undergo spinal fusion surgery

 -  Treated at Duke University Medical Center

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Neuromuscular or congenital scoliosis