International consensus on sports, exercise, and physical activity participation during post-operative interventions for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: An e-Delphi study
This Delphi study provides the first international consensus of 71 statements on return to sports, exercise, and physical activity following spinal fusion in AIS. However, further subgroup analysis demonstrated consensus among surgeons and divergence among physiotherapists highlighting the need for further exploration of these statements.
Authors
- Nicola R Heneghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7599-3674)
- Emily Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6042-3118)
- Adrian Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6532-7950)
- Susanna Tucker
- Alison Rushton
- Andrew Soundy
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Aston University (GB)
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322346
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00