Priority 9 from the Scoliosis PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: If scoliosis is diagnosed earlier, does this change the choice of treatment and/or lead to better outcomes? (JLA PSP Priority 9) | |
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| Overall ranking | 9 |
| JLA question ID | 0059/9 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence |
Previous related research studies - Labelle, H., S. Richards, M. De Kleuver, T. Grivas, K. Luk, H. Wong, J. Thometz, M. Beauséjour, I. Turgeon and D. Fong (2013). "Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an information statement by the scoliosis research society international task force." Scoliosis 8(17). |
| Health Research Classification System category | Musculoskeletal |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Does early detection and diagnosis improve outcomes in scoliosis? ~ should there be screening done at an earlier stage when there is long term back pain to manage and prevent further damage from scoliosis and/or other back conditions? ~ If idopathic scoliosis is diagnosed early and corrected, would this reduce the severity of the surgery. i.e. the patient would not require two part surgery? ~ For people with idiopathic scoliosis, are there any internal structural markers during infancy that may identify their future curvature? |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0059 |
| PSP name | Scoliosis |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 54 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the PSP final report held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 4 November 2017 |