Table 1. Summarized comparison of young adult idiopathic scoliosis (YAdIS) and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients.
*p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
| Young Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients | Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients | p-value | |
| Number of Patients | 27 | 29 | |
| Mean Preoperative Main Coronal Curve (degrees) | 53° | 57° | >0.05 |
| Mean Number of Levels Fused | 10.6 | 8.9 | 0.02 |
| Estimated Blood Loss (EBL) (milliliters) | 872 | 564 | 0.02 |
| Surgery Duration (minutes) | 344 | 377 | >0.05 |
| Length of Hospital Stay (days) | 5.8 | 4.9 | >0.05 |
| Mean Final Follow-up Main Coronal Curve (degrees) | 21° | 19° | >0.05 |
| Coronal Curve Correction (%) | 61% | 68% | 0.03 |