Expectations for Postoperative Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Patients With Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Study Design: Prospective multicenter study of the changes in Scoliosis Research Society Outcome Questionaire 22 (SRS-22) scores for 78 patients younger than 25 years old surgically treated for lumbosacral spondylolisthesis OBJECTIVE.: Report the change of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients younger than 25 years after surgical treatment of lumbosacral spondylolisthesis.

Summary Of Background Data: There is a paucity of data with regard to the influence of surgical treatment on the HRQOL of patients with lumbosacral spondylolisthesis.