Abstract
Idiopathic scoliosis is a three-dimensional spinal deformity with axial rotation and lateral inclination with an angle greater than 10º per the Cobb method. The approach to idiopathic scoliosis can be conservative or surgical, depending on the degree of angulation, musculoskeletal development, and age of the child or adolescent. It also depends on the functional impairment resulting from the condition. This study aimed to analyze the impact of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in idiopathic scoliosis management. This systematic literature review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol, and its PROSPERO registration number is CRD42022351466. Studies queries occurred from August to September 2022 in the bibliographic databases MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, and Web of Science. The video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive alternative to thoracotomy with significant evolution in recent years. Its main advantages include lower blood loss during the procedure, shorter hospital stays, and improved post-surgical esthetics. Authors mentioned its disadvantages as greater complexity and technological requirement, longer surgical time, and the need for careful selection of the patients per vertebral deviation degree. The use of analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs was not significantly different between traditional procedures (thoracotomy) and thoracoscopic surgery.
Keywords
scoliosis; thoracoscopic; minimally invasive surgery
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