Clinical Trial: Postoperative Steroid Use in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis and Neuromuscular Scoliosis Patients
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: A Randomized Trial of Postoperative Steroid Use Following Posterior Spinal Fusion in 100-subject Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) and Neuromuscular Scoliosis (NMS)
Brief Summary:
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the immediate use of steroids after surgery for accelerated discharge in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and neuromuscular scoliosis after a posterior spinal fusion.The main question it aims to answer are:What are the effects of using steroids immediately after surgery in decreasing opioid use and helping early mobilization(movement)?Does post-operative steroid use affect the incidence of wound complications and are there any long-term impacts on scar…
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