Rigid Thoracolumbar Orthosis Does Not Improve Outcomes of Acute Adolescent Spondylolysis as Compared with Placebo. Bony Union Predicts Improved Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes at 2-year Follow-Up.

Study Design: A prospective, comparative study on clinical, radiographic, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes in adolescents with acute spondylolysis treated with a rigid thoracolumbar orthosis (Boston brace) or with a placebo (elastic lumbar support) with a 2-year follow-up time.

Objective: To compare outcomes of acute adolescent spondylolysis treated with a rigid thoracolumbar orthosis or a placebo with a 2-year follow-up time.

Summary Of Background Data: The benefits of the use of rigid orthosis for treatment of spondylolysis and achieving bony union of spondylolysis remains unclear.

Elastic Lumbar Support Versus Rigid Thoracolumbar Orthosis for Acute Pediatric Spondylolysis: A Prospective Controlled Study.

Study Design: A prospective study on clinical, radiographic, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes in children with acute spondylolysis treated with a rigid thoracolumbar orthosis or with an elastic lumbar support.

Objective: To compare outcomes of pediatric spondylosysis treated with a hard brace or an elastic lumbar support.

Summary Of Background Data: The benefits of the use of a rigid orthosis in treatment of spondylolysis are not clear.

Pregabalin and Persistent Postoperative Pain Following Posterior Spinal Fusion in Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Surgical correction of spinal deformity requires major surgical intervention with extensive manipulation of the spine and neural elements. Persistent postoperative pain affects patient quality of life and can also cause financial burden for patient families and for society. We aimed to investigate the effect of perioperative pregabalin on the incidence of persistent pain following instrumented spinal fusion.

Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes of Instrumented Circumferential Spinal Fusion for Pediatric Spondylolisthesis: A Comparison With Age and Sex Matched Healthy Controls.

Study Design: A prospective study on the clinical, radiographic, and the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes in adolescents with spondylolisthesis undergoing instrumented circumferential spinal fusion compared with age and sex matched controls.

Objective: To determine the outcomes of pediatric spondylolisthesis patients minimum 2 years after surgery and to compare their HRQOL with age and sex matched controls.

Summary Of Background Data: There is limited evidence of the HRQOL of adolescent spondylolisthesis patients after surgery and no studies comparing it with healthy controls.

Radiographic Outcomes of Immobilization using Boston Brace for Pediatric Spondylolysis.

Background And Aims: Spondylolysis is a common cause of lower back pain during youth. The aim of this study is to report the bony union rate and risk factors for non-union of the lumbar spondylolysis of pediatric patients treated with a rigid thoracolumbosacral orthosis (Boston brace).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of 68 children (mean age = 13.