Key result
Surgical correction of thoracic scoliosis significantly improved pulmonary function (p < 0.05), though the improvement did not fully match the degree of achieved scoliotic curve correction.
Why the study?
Does surgical correction of thoracic scoliosis improve cardiorespiratory function in affected patients?
Population
33 patients aged 15 years, surgically treated for thoracic scoliosis with an average pre-operative scoliotic…
Comparison
Surgical correction of thoracic scoliosis vs Pre-operative baseline
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
24 months
Authors
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Scoliosis surgery was associated with pulmonary gains in this cohort; leaves open optimal correction targets and cardiorespiratory effects.
Observational (n=33)
Does surgical correction of thoracic scoliosis improve cardiorespiratory function in affected patients?
p-value: p=< 0.05
Surgical correction of thoracic scoliosis improves pulmonary function, but patients with severe upper thoracic curves remain at risk for restrictive ventilation disorders and hypoxemia.
Šakić et al. (2009) conducted an observational in Thoracic scoliosis (n=33). Surgical correction of thoracic scoliosis vs. Pre-operative baseline was evaluated on Pulmonary function (p=< 0.05). Surgical correction of thoracic scoliosis significantly improved pulmonary function (p < 0.05), though the improvement did not fully match the degree of achieved scoliotic curve correction.
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