BACKGROUND The SRS-22 is a valid instrument for the assessment of the health related quality of life of patients with Idiopathic scoliosis. The SRS-22 questionnaire was developed in USA and has been widely used in the English speaking countries. Recently it has been translated and validated in many other languages. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the ada...

Spinal deformities are commonly associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Several questionnaires (eg, Scoliosis Research Society-24 [SRS-24] and Scoliosis Research Society-22 [SRS-22]) have been developed to evaluate HRQOL in these conditions. In adults as well as during growth, the HRQOL is considered one of the most relevant outcomes of both conservative and surgical treatm...

Background: Scoliosis is a Greek word for crocked and is an often referred as an shape side to side curves of spine. The spinal column twists and rotates creating an uneven shoulder and a rib hump, which can lead to breathing problems as the heart and lungs became compressed. Early detection, can increase the chances of successful treatment. The treatment of scoliosis varies depending on severi...

OBJECTIVE To compare subjective treatment outcomes in patients with idiopathic scoliosis who underwent Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation with rib resection at the curve apex and in patients who did not undergo rib resection at the same time as scoliosis correction. MATERIAL AND METHODS Treatment outcomes were assessed with the Scoliosis Research Society questionnaire. The study group included ...

INTRODUCTION Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcome questionnaire, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-30, had been well received since its establishment in 2003. Literatures from Asia on the use of SRS-30 mainly focused on the translation process and validation process, but not on measuring outcomes, particularly in the Chinese community. We carried out a prospective cohort study to evalu...

Introduction. Aesthetic appearance is one of the major concerns in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients and its improvement main treatment's goals. Poor trunk associated with reduced quality life adolescents scoliosis. Aim. To review instruments that have been created to evaluate poor these children. Material methods. PubMed database Consortium Libraries Serbia for Unified Acquisition...