Objective: To evaluate the postoperative loss of scoliosis correction using third-generation instrumental, comparing the immediately postoperative period, and the last visit of the patients operated on from 2002 to 2010. Method: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted by analysis of medical records, in which 45 patients undergoing scoliosis correction were included. Variables were evaluated preoperatively, immediately postoperatively and in the last follow-up visit after surgery. Statistical analysis of data was performed in PASW program, with a significance level of 95%. Results: Among the 45 patients studied, 88.9% were female and 82.8% were in the skeletally immature group. The mean pre-operative Cobb was 57°, the postoperative was 6.5° and at the last visit, it was 7.04°. There was no statistic difference between postoperative Cobb angle and that at the last examination (p = 0.176). Conclusion: There was no significant loss of scoliosis correction loss between the immediate postoperative and the final radiographic evaluation.
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Garcia, L. F., Cruzeiro, R. P., De Mendonça, S. L. L., Gonçalves, R. G., De Souza, S. V., & Garcia, E. B. (2014). Idiopathic scoliosis: Evaluation of loss of correction in postoperative follow-up. Coluna/ Columna, 13(1), 16–19. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1808-185120141301RCC79
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