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Quality Of Life Outcomes In Surgically Treated Adult Scoliosis Patients: A Systematic Review, Jennifer Theis, Paul Gerdhem, Allan Abbott

Allan D. Abbott

Purpose: The aim of this systematic review was to identify prospective studies reporting the impact of surgical intervention on health-related quality of life (HRQL) outcomes for adults with scoliosis at aminimum 2 year follow-up.

Method: An electronic database search was conducted for January 2000–November 2013 in conjunction with a reference list search of two related systematic reviews for prospective studies of adults withscoliosis reporting HRQL outcome measure. Methodological quality of included articles was assessed using the Downs and Black checklist. Cohen’s d effect size was calculated for Scoliosis Research Society Questionnaire (SRS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) outcomes for included …