COVID-19 significantly impacted initial consultation for idiopathic scoliosis.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] 8. J Orthop Surg Res. 2023 Jun 23;18(1):450. doi: 10.1186/s13018-023-03925-z. Saudi patients outcomes after surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Alzakri A(1)(2), AlMuhid F(3), Almousa N(4)(3), Aljehani M(3), Alhalabi H(3). Author information: (1)Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. a.alzakri@gmail.com. (2)King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. a.alzakri@gmail.com. (3)King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (4)Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. BACKGROUND: In order to improve post-operative patient's quality-of-life, attention must be paid to the identification of factors that play a role in patient's satisfaction with surgical treatment. Patient satisfaction with the outcomes of scoliosis surgery has not been addressed so comprehensively in Saudi literature, as well as the effect of patient satisfaction on the different domains of the SRS-22 questionnaire and radiographic parameters is yet to be reported locally. The aim of this study is to explore such findings especially in our population. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at two of the largest centers of spine surgery in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A total of 316 eligible patients were selected via consecutive sampling technique. Data were collected from eligible patients who fit our inclusion criteria, which includes patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis aged from 10 to 21 years. Student t test, Pearson's and Spearman's correlation coefficients statistical tests were used. RESULTS: There were 283 (89.6%) females and 33 (10.4%) male patients with a mean age of 15.09 (± 2.27 SD) years. All the domains of SRS-22 showed significantly higher scores 2-year postoperatively, when compared with preoperative values (P