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Table 1 The table represented the overall summaries by the different authors for CD instrumentation in the treatment for AIS

From: Cotrel-dubousset instrumentation for the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Long-term results with an unexpected high revision rate

A

B

C

D

E

F

2007

Boss

38

7

satisfaction, functional status and subjective cosmetic improvement was high

none

2007

Bjerkreim

86

10

Scores for EuroQol were within the normal range

45% had back pain within the last year

2006

Weigert

41

>2

SRS-24: fair or better in all domains

reoperation rate was 21.6%

2003

Helenius

57

13

SRS: 97 points

11% reported back pain often or very often

2003

Bago

110

5

-

reoperation rate was 21%

2000

Cook

49

9

-

reoperation rate was 24%

1998

Lenke

76

6

outcome was favourable

38% reported occasional pain in the spine

1997

Takahashi

30

6

the overall clinical results were satisfactory

20% prevalence of low back pain

  1. A: year of publication.
  2. B: author’s name.
  3. C: number of patients.
  4. D: mean of follow up in years.
  5. E: positive conclusions.
  6. F: negative conclusions.