Awareness of Current Surgical Practice for Congenital Scoliosis and Optimal Timing of Treatment Among Physicians and Patients’ Families in Saudi Arabia
The mean awareness score of both physicians and patients' families indicates a good level of knowledge. However, both groups exhibited poor knowledge in relation to the optimal timing of treatment and new surgical techniques.
Authors
- Alzahra B Almughlliq
- Noor A Alqrunawi
- Kawther A Alsheddi
- Salma Shamel Alshammasi
- Sultan Alsalmi
Institutions
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.68677
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University