The influence of body image on surgical decisions in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the severity of deformities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis contributes to patients' decision regarding whether to undergo an operation. We evaluated body image factors in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients. We evaluated...

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Published in:Clinics (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2017-03, Vol.72 (3), p.130-133
Main Authors: Borges, Paulo Alvim, de Carvalho Neto, José Thomé, Letaif, Olavo Biraghi, Marcon, Raphael Martus, Cristante, Alexandre Fogaça
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Body Image
Clinical Decision Support Systems
Clinical Science
Decision Making
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Female
Humans
Male
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Operative Surgical
Patient Participation
Quality of Life
Scoliosis
Scoliosis - pathology
Scoliosis - psychology
Scoliosis - surgery
Severity of Illness Index
Spinal Curvatures
Statistics, Nonparametric
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the severity of deformities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis contributes to patients' decision regarding whether to undergo an operation. We evaluated body image factors in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients. We evaluated the magnitude of the main scoliotic curve, gibbosity (magnitude and location), shoulder height asymmetry and patient's age. We analyzed the correlation of these data with the number of years the patient was willing to trade for surgery, as measured by the time-trade-off method. A total of 52 patients were studied. We did not find a correlation between any of the parameters that were studied and the number of years that the patient would trade for the surgery. The magnitude of body deformities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis does not interfere with the decision to undertake surgical treatment.
ISSN:1807-5932
1980-5322
1980-5322
DOI:10.6061/clinics/2017(03)01