Prediction of health status based on postoperative radiographic variables in adult scoliosis.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of surgical treatment on health related quality of life (HRQOL) and radiographic variables in patients with adult scoliosis.

Methods: Sixty-eight patients with adult spinal deformities underwent radiographic analysis. The enrollment criteria were as follows: age older than 18 years, adult degenerative or progressive idiopathic scoliosis (Cobb angle >10°), and surgical treatment within one year before this study was undertaken.