Health-Related Quality of Life and Low Back Pain of Patients Surgically Treated for Scoliosis After 21 Years or More of Follow-up: Comparison Among Nonidiopathic Scoliosis, Idiopathic Scoliosis, and Healthy Subjects

Study Design. A case-control study. Objective. To compare health-related quality of life and low back pain of healthy subjects with those of patients with nonidiopathic scoliosis (non-IS) and idiopathic scoliosis (IS) 21 years or more after surgery. Summary of Background Data. There have been a very small number of reports on long-term results of surgery for non-IS. There have not been any reports that compare non-IS, IS, and healthy subjects. Methods. The subjects with scoliosis were 602 patients who had undergone surgery between 1968 and 1988. The Scoliosis Research Society Patient Questionnaire (SRS-22), Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ), and our institution's original questionnaire were used for evaluating long-term clinical outcomes. The 136 respondents consisted of 56 patients with non-IS (non-IS group) and 80 patients with IS (IS group). The control group (CTR group) consisted of 80 healthy volunteers who were age- and body mass index–matched to the scoliosis groups. Results. In the SRS-22, the 3 groups had no significant differences in pain and mental health. For function and self-image, the non-IS group and the IS group had a significantly lower score than the CTR group. In the RDQ, the non-IS group had significantly more severe low back pain than the CTR group. There was no significant difference in low back pain between the non-IS group and IS group or between the IS group and CTR group. The non-IS group had a significantly lower marriage rate than the IS and CTR groups. Conclusion. The patients with non-IS and IS had similar health-related quality of life and low back pain. The patients with non-IS were found to have lower function and self-image in the SRS-22 questionnaire and more severe low back pain in the RDQ than healthy subjects. The patients with non-IS had a significantly lower marriage rate than the other 2 groups.

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