Paper #42: Spinopelvic alignment affects Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) for Patients with Early Onset Scoliosis.

Recent studies in the adult scoliosis population have shown effects of spinopelvic parameters on HRQoL outcomes. In this retrospective cohort study of 75 EOS patients treated with growth-friendly surgery, spinopelvic parameters affected HRQoL (EOSQ-24). Pre-operative PI>60° increased the risk for poor pain outcomes, pre- and post-operative LL>60° increased the risk for poor satisfaction, post-operative PI-LL mismatch of O >20° and post-operative PJK increased the risk of Fatigue.