Clinical Study
Predicting Acute Postoperative Pain Trajectories and Long-Term Outcomes of Adolescents after Spinal Fusion Surgery
Table 4
Long-term outcomes according to pain trajectory membership.
| | Long-term outcomes | Pain trajectory | | 1 (n = 19) | 2 (n = 22) | 3 (n = 17) | 4 (n = 18) |
| | 6-month SRS-30 variables, n (%) | | | | | | Pain in last 6 months | | | | | | None | 9 (47) | 2 (9) | 2 (12) | 2 (11) | | Mild | 8 (42) | 8 (36) | 7 (41) | 7 (39) | | Moderate to severe | 2 (11) | 12 (55) | 8 (47) | 9 (50) | | Pain in last 1 month | | | | | | None | 11 (61) | 7 (32) | 3 (18) | 3 (17) | | Mild | 8 (44) | 8 (36) | 9 (53) | 7 (39) | | Moderate to severe | 0 (0) | 7 (32) | 5 (29) | 8 (44) | | Back pain at rest | | | | | | No | 11 (58) | 9 (41) | 5 (29) | 1 (6) | | Yes | 8 (42) | 13 (59) | 12 (71) | 17 (94) | | Current level of activity | | | | | | Full activities without restriction | 3 (16) | 1 (5) | 2 (12) | 1 (6) | | Light-to-moderate activity | 15 (79) | 19 (86) | 13 (76) | 15 (83) | | No activity | 1 (5) | 2 (9) | 2 (12) | 2 (11) | | Missed school/work days due to back pain in last 3 months | | | | | | 0 | 16 (84) | 19 (90) | 11 (65) | 8 (45) | | 1–3 | 3 (16) | 0 (0) | 3 (17.5) | 6 (33) | | 4 or more | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | 3 (17.5) | 4 (22) | | Medications for pain | | | | | | None | 16 (84) | 15 (68) | 11 (65) | 9 (50) | | Yes | | | | | | Nonopioids | 3 (16) | 6 (27) | 6 (35) | 6 (33) | | Opioids | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 3 (17) |
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SRS-30, Scoliosis Research Society questionnaire, version 30. Significant association observed between the variable and pain trajectory membership. |
