| AIS | Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis |
| PSF | Posterior Spinal Fusion |
| VBT | Vertebral Body Tethering |
| MD | Mean Difference |
| OR | Odds Ratio |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| SRS-22 | Scoliosis Research Society-22 Questionnaire |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| CSVL | Central Sacral Vertical Line |
| OME | Opiate Morphine Equivalent |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PROSPERO | International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |