The factors that can increase preoperative pain include obesity, maturity and large proximal thoracic curve magnitude. Additionally, patients who think of themselves as “deformed” often experience more preoperative pain and less postoperative pain reduction.
Researchers reviewed 1,433 patients who underwent surgery for idiopathic scoliosis, 77.9 percent of which reported preoperative pain. In most cases, the pain was reduced at one or two years after the operation. Preoperative analgesic was used in 28.8 percent of patients preoperatively and in 29.5 percent of patients two years after surgery.
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