The influence of body image on surgical decisions in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

The influence of body image on surgical decisions in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the severity of deformities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis contributes to patients’ decision regarding whether to undergo an operation. METHODS: We evaluated body image factors in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patie...

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Main Authors: Paulo Alvim Borges, José Thomé de Carvalho Neto, Olavo Biraghi Letaif, Raphael Martus Marcon, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
scoliosis
adolescent
spinal curvatures
operative surgical
clinical decision support systems
decision-making
patient participation
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322017000300130&lng=en&tlng=en

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