Concurrent and Overlapping Surgery: Perspectives From Parents of Adolescents Undergoing Spinal Posterior Instrumented Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Study Design: Prospective cross-sectional survey.

Objective: To determine the perspectives of parents of patients undergoing posterior instrumented fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) regarding simultaneous surgery and trainee participation.

Summary Of Background Data: Simultaneous ("at the same time") surgery is under scrutiny by the public, government, payers, and the medical community.