Pre-op Exercise for AIS Surgery

The number of vertebrae levels fused during surgery for AIS. This is an indicator of the amount of flexibility afforded to participants post-op, their risk of adverse wear and tear on unoperated levels, and also can indicate significant cost savings to the hospital and health system.

The Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life questionnaire contains 20 questions with the first 13 answered by all patients with scoliosis and the next 7 answered only by those wearing a brace. The raw sum score of the items is converted to a 0 to 100 quality of life score where 100 indicates the best quality of life.

The SAQ v1.1 is a questionnaire consisting of 14 items with the first 10 items producing an appearance score reflecting the self-perceived torso appearance. The appearance score ranges from 10 to 50 with low scores indicating better perceived appearance.

The SAQ v1.1 is a questionnaire consisting of 14 items with the last 4 items producing an expectation score reflecting the desire to be more even on some asymmetry features. The expectation score ranges from 4 to 20 with low scores indicating less desire to change the appearance.

The SAQ v1.1 is a questionnaire consisting of 14 items producing a score from 14 to 70 with low scores indicating better perceived appearance.

The degree (amount) to which the frontal scoliotic curve is reduced during side-bending compared to standing in a radiograph or ultrasound imaging is the curve's flexibility. These will be taken in ultrasound scanning images of participants.

Other surgical outcomes include: length (duration) of surgery in minutes, length of stay in hospital post-surgery, percentage of curve correction.

The TAASQ assesses patient-perceived anterior truncal appearance. This consists of 14 individual questions that fall into a Breast (questions 4 a, b, c; 12; 13; 14) main domain. The TAASQ uses a combination of Likert scales and free text responses. Each multiple-choice question features answer options ranging from 1 to 5, where 5 corresponds to the least amount of concern or asymmetry and 1 corresponds to the most concern. The average score is then calculated for each domain and sub-domain. Higher scores on the TAASQ indicate better quality of life.

The TAASQ assesses patient-perceived anterior truncal appearance. This consists of 14 individual questions that fall into three main domains including the Clothing (1; 2 a, b, c, d, e; 3; 8 a, b, c; 9) domain. The TAASQ uses a combination of Likert scales and free text responses. Each multiple-choice question features answer options ranging from 1 to 5, where 5 corresponds to the least amount of concern or asymmetry and 1 corresponds to the most concern. The average score is then calculated for each domain and sub-domain. Higher scores on the TAASQ indicate better quality of life.

The TAASQ assesses patient-perceived anterior truncal appearance. This consists of 14 individual questions that fall into three main domains: including Appearance (5; 6; 7; 10; 11)., Each multiple-choice question features answer options ranging from 1 to 5, where 5 corresponds to the least amount of concern or asymmetry and 1 corresponds to the most concern. The average score is then calculated for each domain and sub-domain. Higher scores on the TAASQ indicate better quality of life.

The TAASQ assesses patient-perceived anterior truncal appearance. The Breast domain can be categorized into a Breast location (Q4c, 13) subdomain scored from 1 to 5, where 5 corresponds to the least amount of concern or asymmetry and 1 corresponds to the most concern. The average score is then calculated for each domain and sub-domain. Higher scores on the TAASQ indicate better quality of life.

The TAASQ assesses patient-perceived anterior truncal appearance. The Breast domain can be categorized into a Breast Shape (Q4b, 12) subdomain scored from 1 to 5, where 5 corresponds to the least amount of concern or asymmetry and 1 corresponds to the most concern. The average score is then calculated for each domain and sub-domain. Higher scores on the TAASQ indicate better quality of life.

The TAASQ assesses patient-perceived anterior truncal appearance. The Breast domain can be categorized into a Breast size (Q4a, 14). subdomain scored from 1 to 5, where 5 corresponds to the least amount of concern or asymmetry and 1 corresponds to the most concern. The average score is then calculated for each domain and sub-domain. Higher scores on the TAASQ indicate better quality of life.

The TAASQ assesses patient-perceived anterior truncal appearance. This consists of 14 individual questions that fall into a Clothing-General (Q1, 3, 8a, 9) subdomain. Each multiple-choice question features answer options ranging from 1 to 5, where 5 corresponds to the least amount of concern or asymmetry and 1 corresponds to the most concern. The average score is then calculated for each domain and sub-domain. Higher scores on the TAASQ indicate better quality of life.

The TAASQ assesses patient-perceived anterior truncal appearance. This consists of 14 individual questions that fall into a Clothing-Specific (Q2, 8b, 8c, 8d) subomain. Each multiple-choice question features answer options ranging from 1 to 5, where 5 corresponds to the least amount of concern or asymmetry and 1 corresponds to the most concern. The average score is then calculated for each domain and sub-domain. Higher scores on the TAASQ indicate better quality of life.