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. 2022 Sep 16;17(1):6–16. doi: 10.14444/8357

Table 4.

Complications and patient-reported outcomes.

Variable Skeletally Immature
(Risser 0 to 2)
Skeletally Mature
(Risser 3 to 5)
P Value
Revisions, n (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Screw plowing, n (%) 1 (6%) 0 (0%) 0.27
Screw loosening, n (%) 0 (%) 0 (%)
Cord breakage
 Number of breakages, n (%) 2 (13%) 2 (12%) 0.94
 Survival time of breakages, mo, events (24, 39) (12, 42)
 Survival time all, mo, median (range) 24 (24–39) 25 (12–42) 0.32
Correction complications
 Overcorrection, n (%) 2 (13%) 0 (0%) 0.13
 Overcorrection degree, median (range) 9 (2–16) 0
 Loss of correction, n (%) 1 (6%) 4 (23%) 0.17
 Loss of correction degree, median (range) 8 (8) 7.5 (6–11) 0.12
2-y follow-up Scoliosis Research Society Questionnaire Scores, median (range)
 Activity 4.1 (3.6–4.4) 4.4 (3–5) 0.24
 Pain 4.5 (3.7–5) 4.7 (3.3–5) 0.26
 Image 4.3 (3.4–4.9) 4.4 (3.1–5) 0.44
 Mental 4.4 (3.2–5) 4.7 (3.4–5) 0.46
 Satisfaction 4.5 (3–5) 4.7 (3–5) 0.57
 Average 4.3 (3.6–4.8) 4.5 (3.3–5) 0.30