Rapidly increasing incidence in scoliosis surgery over 14Â years in a nationwide sample

[摘要] PurposeSevere scoliosis is primarily managed with surgery. This cohort study describes the incidence of surgically treated scoliosis among Swedish youth and young adults, stratified by age, sex, scoliosis type, and surgical approach and identifies changes in incidence rate and hospital length of stay (LOS), infections requiring re-surgery and mortality within 90 days.

[学科分类] 骨科学

[关键词] Spine;Children;Young adults;Surgery;Epidemiology