Identification of important outcomes for surgical and brace treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
The current study highlights treatment outcomes considered important by adolescents with AIS, their parents, and HCPs. These findings will inform outcome selection in clinical trials and routine practice, as well as facilitating an ongoing programme of research to develop a COS for evaluating treatment of AIS.
Authors
- Julie McMullan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8566-4807)
- Samuel Sloan
- Rebecca Waterworth
- Robin Gordon
- Ciara Close
- M Clarke
- Lisa Graham-Wisener
- Paul Toner
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- Musgrave Park Hospital (GB)
- Royal Victoria Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone & Joint Open
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.71.bjo-2025-0218.r1
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00