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{"title":"Effect of femoral derotational osteotomy in patients with idiopathic increased femoral anteversion on joint loading and muscular demands.","authors":"Nathalie Alexander, Johannes Cip, Reinald Gh Brunner, Enrico De Pieri","doi":"10.1177/18632521241269339","DOIUrl":"10.1177/18632521241269339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to analyse the effect of the femoral derotational osteotomy (FDRO) on joint kinematics, kinetics, joint and muscle forces, and muscle moments in patients with idiopathic increased femoral anteversion compared with typically developing children (TDC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this retrospective study, 17 patients (25 limbs, 13.2 ± 2.2 years, femoral anteversion = 49.0° ± 7.1°) were compared to nine TDC (9 limbs, 12.0 ± 3.0 years, femoral anteversion = 18.7° ± 4.1°). Gait analysis was performed 8.5 ± 7.2 months pre-surgery and 17.3 ± 5.5 months post-surgery. Joint angles, moments and forces as well as muscle forces and muscle contributions to joint moments were analysed using statistical parametric mapping.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant improvements in kinematics (hip rotation, foot progression, knee and hip flexion) were observed pre- to post-FDRO. Joint forces remained unaltered after surgery and did not differ from TDC. Gluteus minimus and deep external rotators muscle forces decreased in mid-stance, while adductor muscle forces increased during stance post-op compared to pre-op. Due to an improved knee extension postoperatively, the rectus femoris muscle force decreased to normal values during mid- and terminal stance. Postoperatively, only the deep external rotator muscle forces differed from TDC.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study showed that FDRO can restore muscle forces and muscle contributions to joint moments in addition to normal gait kinematics, while joint contact forces remain within normative ranges. This knowledge might also apply to other conditions in which pathological femoral anteversion is present.</p>","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":"18 5","pages":"510-522"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11465349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142402114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Management of pediatric distal humerus metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction fracture: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Ahmad Saeed Aly, Ahmed Mohsen Mohamed, Mohamed Ahmed Al Kersh","doi":"10.1177/18632521241262169","DOIUrl":"10.1177/18632521241262169","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose: &lt;/strong&gt;Fractures occurring at the metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction of the distal humerus in children are not commonly documented in the literature. Until this moment, there is no gold standard technique regarding its management and most surgeons treat it as a regular supracondylar humerus fracture by conventional pinning. This systematic review explores the relevant literature to assess the efficacy of different techniques.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;This review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Our literature search encompassed several online databases, including PUBMED/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, and Google Scholar. Data from articles that met our general inclusion criteria were extracted and categorized into treatment method groupings. Functional and cosmetic outcomes, demographic characteristics, and complications were the main parameters used to analyze the data.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;Ten retrospective studies met our inclusion criteria with a total of 178 participants of unilateral pediatric distal humerus metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction fractures. Most literature chose closed reduction and percutaneous pinning in seven articles, followed by elastic stable intramedullary nail technique used in three articles, then conservative treatment was chosen in two articles, while only one article used lateral miniplate and assisted K-wire and another article used combined closed reduction and percutaneous pinning and intramedullary K-wire. As regards the operation time; elastic stable intramedullary nails had the shortest time with a mean of 39.7 min (range: 37.5-41.9 min), while closed reduction and percutaneous pinning had the longest time with a mean of 75.47 min (range: 55.9-92.1 min). The shortest healing time was observed in miniplate with a mean of 7.2 weeks, while the most prolonged was in conservative management with a mean of 12 weeks and closed reduction and percutaneous pinning was a mean of 10 weeks. Regarding Flynn's criteria, all participants received excellent and good except in closed reduction and percutaneous pinning; 13 cases were fair and 2 cases were poor. Regarding complications, the most commonly observed complication after metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction fracture was cubitus varus, the highest incidence was in conservative management (33% of cases), followed by closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (10.9% of cases), the least incidence was observed in elastic stable intramedullary nails (3.77% of cases), and none of the cases treated with mini plate developed this complication. Other complications were observed only with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning; 8.5% of cases developed fixation loss, 6.2% of cases had a significantly reduced range of motion, and one case refractured.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;Pediatric distal humerus metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction fractures ","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":"18 4","pages":"421-431"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11295369/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141891124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is choice of approach associated with risk of avascular necrosis in pediatric septic hip?","authors":"Shrey Nihalani, Francis Cruz, Jacob K Hawkins, Branum Gage Griswold, Scott E Mabry, Gerald McGwin, Shawn R Gilbert, Michael J Conklin","doi":"10.1177/18632521241262167","DOIUrl":"10.1177/18632521241262167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Septic arthritis of the hip in children and adolescents is a common condition requiring timely diagnosis and intervention. Surgical irrigation and debridement is typically performed through the anterior approach because of concerns about injury to the medial femoral circumflex artery leading to avascular necrosis. While there are multiple studies investigating the sequelae of anterior and medial approaches for reduction of developmental dislocation of the hip, none have compared these approaches for the pediatric septic hip. We hypothesize that there will be no significant difference in the rate of avascular necrosis when comparing the medial and anterior approaches to the septic hip in pediatric patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective review was performed of pediatric septic hips treated with irrigation and debridement through either a medial or anterior approach at a single institution over an 18-year period of time. The primary outcome measure was the development of avascular necrosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirteen of 164 patients (7.9%) developed avascular necrosis. Avascular necrosis was noted in 9 of 101 patients who had anterior approach and 4 of 63 patients who underwent medial approach (p = 0.76). The average age for patients developing avascular necrosis was 10.0 years old versus 6.8 years old in patients who did not develop avascular necrosis (p = 0.01). The average follow-up was 3.3 years in patients with avascular necrosis versus 1.5 years for patients who did not develop avascular necrosis (p = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Medial approach to the pediatric septic hip does not increase the rate of avascular necrosis compared to the anterior approach.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>Retrospective comparison study, Level III.</p>","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":"18 4","pages":"399-403"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11295374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141891123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Virtual reality use in pediatric patients for orthopedic clinical procedures: A randomized prospective trial of efficacy.","authors":"Bhumit Desai, Nicholas Newcomb, Brielle Plost, Sean Waldron, Korak Sarkar, Lawrence Haber","doi":"10.1177/18632521241254707","DOIUrl":"10.1177/18632521241254707","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Distraction therapy use such as virtual reality is novel in the pediatric orthopedic field. In this study, we use subjective and objective metrics to evaluate virtual reality efficacy to reduce anxiety and pain in a pediatric orthopedic cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective randomized controlled trial included patients between age 5 and 17 years, presenting to a tertiary care pediatric orthopedic clinic. Parallel groups underwent orthopedic procedures in clinic, utilizing immersive and interactive virtual reality distraction therapies versus standard of care. Procedures included cast application, cast removal, bone pin removal, and fracture reduction. All preprocedure parameters were similar between the groups. Primary outcome was the difference between maximum procedural heart rate and baseline. Secondary outcomes included Wong Baker FACES Rating Scale (Wong & Baker, 1988, Oklahoma, USA) for pain and Visual Analog Scale scores for anxiety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ninety-five patients (66 M, 29 F) underwent 59 cast removals, 26 cast applications, 7 percutaneous pin removals, and 3 fracture reductions. Average patient age in the virtual reality and control cohorts was 10.1 (5-17) and 10.6 (5-17), respectively. Average change in maximum heart rate in the virtual reality and control groups was 10.6 ± 10.1 versus 18.4 ± 11.0 (p = 0.00048). The virtual reality group demonstrated trends toward lower perceived anxiety (1.7 ± 2.8 versus 2.9 ± 3.6, <i>p</i> = 0.0666) when compared to controls.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This level 1 study is the first to utilize objective biometric measurements to evaluate use of interactive virtual reality during multiple types of pediatric orthopedic procedures in the clinical setting. The findings suggest that an interactive and immersive virtual reality experience can be effective in reducing pain and anxiety.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>Level 1, Randomized Controlled Trial.</p>","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":"18 4","pages":"414-420"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11295373/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141891126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Closed reduction with percutaneous Kirschner wire fixation for delayed treatment of distal humeral epiphyseal fracture separation.","authors":"Xinwu Wu, Linkun Wu, Federico Canavese, Dianhua Huang, Shunyou Chen","doi":"10.1177/18632521241246142","DOIUrl":"10.1177/18632521241246142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fracture separation of the distal humeral epiphysis in children is a relatively uncommon injury, predominantly occurring in children under 3 years. It has a high risk of treatment delays. This study aims to evaluate outcomes in the management of fracture separation of the distal humeral epiphysis treated seven or more days post-initial injury.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients diagnosed with fracture separation of the distal humeral epiphysis between November 2016 and October 2023. Inclusion criteria encompassed patients with delayed presentation of fracture separation of the distal humeral epiphysis who underwent surgical intervention seven or more days following the initial injury. Demographic data were collected, and fractures were categorized using the modified DeLee classification. Plain radiographs facilitated the assessment of the carrying angle and postoperative Baumann angle. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the Flynn criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 12 patients who met the inclusion criteria. The average age at the time of injury was 1.59 years. According to the modified DeLee system, fracture classification identified one type I fracture, eight type II fractures, and three type III fractures. The average duration from injury to surgery was 11.8 days. The mean surgical duration was 21.5 min. The average follow-up period was 40.7 months. One patient exhibited cubitus varus development. Based on the Flynn criteria, outcomes were as follows: seven patients had excellent outcomes, four had good outcomes, and one had a poor outcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Closed reduction with percutaneous K-wire fixation represents a minimally invasive approach suitable for children diagnosed with fracture separation of the distal humeral epiphysis seven or more days post-initial injury. Most of these patients experienced favorable outcomes.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>IV.</p>","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":" ","pages":"642-651"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11569592/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142670018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Single procedure tibialis anterior tendon shortening in combination with Achilles tendon lengthening in unilateral cerebral palsy improves swing phase dorsiflexion in gait.","authors":"Michèle Widmer, Monica Staganello, Morgan Sangeux, Marco Odorizzi, Reinald Brunner, Elke Viehweger","doi":"10.1177/18632521241244624","DOIUrl":"10.1177/18632521241244624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Tibialis anterior tendon shortening combined with tendon Achilles lengthening showed satisfactory short- and long-term outcomes for pes equinus treatment. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a single tibialis anterior tendon shortening-tendon Achilles lengthening procedure for treating pes equinus, in a homogeneous unilateral cerebral palsy patient group.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Gait analysis was conducted on 22 unilateral cerebral palsy patients (mean age at surgery = 13.3 years, standard deviation = 3 years) before and within 2.5 years (standard deviation = 0.61 years) after the tibialis anterior tendon shortening-tendon Achilles lengthening procedure. Primary outcome measures included foot drop occurrence in swing, foot dorsiflexion and the first ankle rocker presence compared to healthy reference data. Movement analysis profile and gait profile score were also calculated for the entire gait cycle. The clinical exam and the A2 peak ankle power were analyzed. Statistical analysis used the paired Wilcoxon's sign rank test (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Post-operatively, significant improvements were observed in ankle dorsiflexion during swing (p = 0.0006) and reduced foot drop in swing (p = 0.0107). The occurrence of a first ankle rocker did not significantly change (p = 0.1489). Significant improvements in gait profile score and movement analysis profile for all joints and planes indicate overall gait quality improvement. The foot progression changed significantly (p = 0.0285), with a greater external orientation. Nineteen out of 22 patients were able to quit wearing their ankle foot orthoses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Tibialis anterior tendon shortening and tendon Achilles lengthening combination yielded positive outcomes, showing increased foot dorsiflexion, first ankle rocker presence, and overall improved gait quality. These findings support the effectiveness of this surgical approach for treating pes equinus in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.</p>","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":"18 4","pages":"441-449"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11295372/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141891125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nusinersen therapy changed the natural course of spinal muscular atrophy type 1: What about spine and hip?","authors":"Niyazi Erdem Yasar, Guzelali Ozdemir, Elif Uzun Ata, Mustafa Okan Ayvali, Naim Ata, Mahir Ulgu, Ebru Dumlupınar, Suayip Birinci, Izzet Bingol, Senol Bekmez","doi":"10.1177/18632521241235028","DOIUrl":"10.1177/18632521241235028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Spinal muscular atrophy type 1 has a devastating natural course and presents a severe course marked by scoliosis and hip subluxation in nonambulatory patients. Nusinersen, Food and Drug Administration-approved spinal muscular atrophy therapy, extends survival and enhances motor function. However, its influence on spinal and hip deformities remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a retrospective study, 29 spinal muscular atrophy type 1 patients born between 2017 and 2021, confirmed by genetic testing, treated with intrathecal nusinersen, and had registered to the national electronic health database were included. Demographics, age at the first nusinersen dose, total administrations, and Children's of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders scores were collected. Radiological assessments included parasol rib deformity, scoliosis, pelvic obliquity, and hip subluxation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean age was 3.7 ± 1.1 (range, 2-6), and average number of intrathecal nusinersen administration was 8.9 ± 2.9 (range, 4-19). There was a significant correlation between Children's of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders score and the number of nusinersen administration (<i>r</i> = 0.539, <i>p</i> = 0.05). The correlation between Children's of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders score and patient age (<i>r</i> = 0.361) or the time of first nusinersen dose (<i>r</i> = 0.39) was not significant (<i>p</i> = 0.076 and <i>p</i> = 0.054, respectively). While 93.1% had scoliosis, 69% had pelvic obliquity, and 60.7% had hip subluxation, these conditions showed no significant association with patient age, total nusinersen administrations, age at the first dose, or Children's of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Disease-modifying therapy provides significant improvements in overall survival and motor function in spinal muscular atrophy type 1. However, progressive spine deformity and hip subluxation still remain significant problems in the majority of cases which would potentially need to be addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":"18 3","pages":"322-330"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11144372/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141238723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acknowledgement to Reviewers 2023.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/18632521231219615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/18632521231219615","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":"17 6","pages":"630-631"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10693845/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138483566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical examination and imaging resources in children and adolescent back pain.","authors":"Ana León-Domínguez, Rocío Cansino-Román, Jose M Martínez-Salas, David M Farrington","doi":"10.1177/18632521231215860","DOIUrl":"10.1177/18632521231215860","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Back pain is a relatively common complaint in children and adolescents. The pediatric patient presenting with back pain can often be challenging, and there are many well-known organic diagnoses that should not be missed. In younger children, an organic cause of back pain can often be found. However, back pain in older children and adolescents is often \"non-specific.\" The differential diagnosis of back pain in children includes neoplasms, developmental, and inflammatory conditions. Basic steps should include an in-depth anamnesis, a systematic physical examination, and standard spine radiographs (anteroposterior and lateral). Nevertheless, advanced diagnostic imaging and laboratory studies should be included when indicated to avoid missing or delaying a serious diagnosis. If other types of imaging tests are necessary (magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, bone scan, or single photon emission computed tomography), they should be guided by diagnostic suspicion.</p>","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":"17 6","pages":"512-526"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10693837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138483568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is scoliosis a source of pain?","authors":"Brice Ilharreborde, Anne-Laure Simon, Milud Shadi, Tomasz Kotwicki","doi":"10.1177/18632521231215861","DOIUrl":"10.1177/18632521231215861","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Pain in scoliosis is definitely a hot topic with growing popularity. The literature remains very controversial, with a pain prevalence ranging from 23% to 90%, but this can be explained by the great heterogeneity of the numerous series. The aim of this review was to report results from the literature regarding pain in relation to scoliosis regardless of the etiology.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A bibliographic search in Medline and Google database from 2003 to March 2023 was performed. Relevant literature was analyzed, summarized, and discussed based on authors' experience. A 1-year prospective series of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients was also included to compare with the existing literature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 126 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients were included, with a mean preoperative Cobb angle of 64.5° (range, 45°-112°). Reported pain prevalence was 34.1%. Pain and no-pain groups were very different in their self-reported experience, with a very low mean visual analogue scale score of 0.5 (± 0.6) in the no pain group, while visual analogue scale averaged 5.6 (± 1.2) in the pain group (p < 0.001). No significant difference was found between groups regarding the most relevant demographic and radiological parameters.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Evidence-based literature on \"scoliosis as a source of pain\" remains ambiguous. There seems to be a consensus on the lack of direct relationship between deformity magnitude and back pain intensity. A comprehensive evaluation of the patient is therefore necessary before any treatment, including medical history, clinical examination, and relevant imaging for any child with scoliosis and back pain.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>Level VI.</p>","PeriodicalId":56060,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics","volume":"17 6","pages":"527-534"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10693849/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138483571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}