Postoperative Pain in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery
Postoperative Pain in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery
Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional, structural deformity of the spine. Idiopathic scoliosis is the
 most common type and it constitutes 75-80% of all scoliosis. Surgical methods are the most
 effective way to correct the deformity in patients who cannot achieve adequate improvement
 with supportive therapy. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgeries are among the most
 invasive surgeries performed on children and adolescents. Large surgical incision and massive
 tissue damage cause severe postoperative pain. In this study, we aim to compare posterior
 instrumentation (PE) and vertebral body tethering (VBT) surgeries performed in adolescent
 idiopathic scoliosis patients in terms of anesthetic management and postoperative pain.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  ASA score 1-3 patients

 -  Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

 -  Patients who accepted to be included in the study and received written parental
 consent

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients with vertebral anomaly due to a secondary reason

 -  Patients with a diagnosed syndrome

 -  Patients with a Cobb angle below 40.

 -  Patients who undergoing reoperation