Multimodal pain control in adolescent posterior spinal fusion patients: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial to validate the effect of gabapentin on postoperative pain control, opioid use, and patient satisfaction.

Study Design: Prospective double-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to validate the efficacy of gabapentin as part of a multimodal pain regimen in a double-blind, randomized controlled trial for patients aged 10-19 years with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing posterior spinal fusion. Perioperative pain management represents a challenge for patients undergoing surgical correction of adolescent spinal deformity.