Table 4

Complications and patient-reported outcomes.

VariableSkeletally Immature
(Risser 0 to 2)
Skeletally Mature
(Risser 3 to 5)
P Value
Revisions, n (%)0 (0%)0 (0%)
Screw plowing, n (%)1 (6%)0 (0%)0.27
Screw loosening, n (%)0 (%)0 (%)
Cord breakage
 Number of breakages, n (%)2 (13%)2 (12%)0.94
 Survival time of breakages, mo, events(24, 39)(12, 42)
 Survival time all, mo, median (range)24 (24–39)25 (12–42)0.32
Correction complications
 Overcorrection, n (%)2 (13%)0 (0%)0.13
 Overcorrection degree, median (range)9 (2–16)0
 Loss of correction, n (%)1 (6%)4 (23%)0.17
 Loss of correction degree, median (range)8 (8)7.5 (6–11)0.12
2-y follow-up Scoliosis Research Society Questionnaire Scores, median (range)
 Activity4.1 (3.6–4.4)4.4 (3–5)0.24
 Pain4.5 (3.7–5)4.7 (3.3–5)0.26
 Image4.3 (3.4–4.9)4.4 (3.1–5)0.44
 Mental4.4 (3.2–5)4.7 (3.4–5)0.46
 Satisfaction4.5 (3–5)4.7 (3–5)0.57
 Average4.3 (3.6–4.8)4.5 (3.3–5)0.30